most of the original nadesico crew return in order to prevent the earth from experiencing another war. some of the crew have undergone slight changes; the aestivalis pilot ryoko now sports her naturally black hair color, but others (such as the pun-loving izumi) have not changed at all. two new crew members from nadesico b join the original nadesico crew, the first is a young boy named ensign hari makibi, who like ruri is a genetically engineered prodigy and has exceptional control over machines. the second is saburota takasugi, a former member of the jovian federation defense force who now serves as the nadesico b's tactical officer, unlike other jovian's who are generally chivalrous and very respectful of women, saburota is something of a womanizer.