"Gatcha!" she says; the last minute of episode 10 is so badass.

Last week, I talked about GALAX and how revolutionary it is. I also mentioned that the risk of using it is it cuts down human interaction to a great degree. Today in our own world, physical interaction is something we’re losing the more innovative social media becomes. The fact that it’s possible to assemble a body of people in one place without having to travel is an actual luxury, and we’re getting too comfortable. Businesses are deeming it useful: meetings can be done through webcam, and Twitter and Facebook have been proven to be efficient ways to connect with customers.

In truth, as a consumer, it feels great connecting with your favorite brands, and having a one-to-one with your favorite authors on Twitter is like a dream come true! But is it truly the best way for us to connect and grow relationships? I wonder because our conversations are primarily short, and most of the time there’s no interest in taking those conversations offline, which ruins any chance of deeper bonds to form.

Where social media runs the risk of destroying in-person communication, Hajime, the protagonist, strives to bring people together offline. She does so through community events: she organized a community party where people made collages and sent them to victims who were affected by a particular disaster in the city as a means of moral support. The event lead to more of the same just for fun. This definitely increases chances for people to bond and creates real relationships with those who have only known each other through GALAX. I think what makes her amazing is that her actions are always bigger than they seem. Although it may look like she does things without much thought, and that she may run the risk of sabotaging the Gatcha team, it’s clear to anyone who had caught on early in the anime that her unconventional approaches only mean she’s very aware of herself and the situation presented.

When it comes to dealing with Berg-Katze and even the previous alien invasion by MESS, Hajime tries to see things from the perspective of the opposing party. Hajime, unlike her teammate Sugune—who embodies traditional values—understands that sometimes different approaches are needed to solve issues. An example would be the way she handled the MESS: where Sugune did as he was told was his destiny to do, Hajime challenged that and sought to understand MESS as oppose to eliminating it immediately. With Berg Katze’s current bloodshed revolution, she continuously sought to speak with Berg about his plans, all the while assuring him and the rest of Japan that she is confident in her team. By no way did she attempt to sympathize with Berg, but she knew that a problem as big as this one needed to be viewed through various lenses before coming up with a resolution. This is the type of mindset I believe we need to have ourselves when faced with similar situations where a different approach may be useful.

At first, Sugune butted heads with Hajime because she seemed like a brat; he just didn’t get her. However, in the past couple of episodes, we see a change in Sugune’s view of Hajime as he finally decides to give her ideas a chance.

 ...And he transforms without a second thought! They're relationship is definitely better now.

There are, and have been people who are revolutionary in the same manner as Hajime: they’re able to change peoples’ ways of thinking to lead them to do actions for the greater good, or to do better for themselves (which ultimately affects others). To me Hajime is that type of person in a new digital age where we may be at risk of losing our humane side. And she also embodies the idea that with every project in which we participate, we need to view them through fresh or various lenses. This applies to art projects, humanitarian projects, personal development, etc. It’s important that we become aware that a lot of the time, our approaches on certain things need to change eventually, and continuously change to the current environment or situation at hand. We can’t be like stale water, we have to stay like fresh flowing water.