ian ▁Ant ar ctic ▁expedition ▁" Ant arct ica ▁Challenge ". ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁civil ian ▁expedition . ▁ ▁A ▁woman ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁vice ▁commander ▁of ▁" Ant arct ica ▁Challenge " ▁under ▁G in . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁civil ian ▁expedition . ▁ ▁So - called ▁Ant ar ctic ▁chef ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁cook ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁team . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁civil ian ▁expedition . ▁ ▁The ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁ship , ▁the ▁P engu in ▁Man ju ▁Go . ▁Ass umed ▁command ▁of ▁vessel ▁at ▁G in ' s ▁request . ▁Pre viously ▁capt ained ▁an ▁Ant ar ctic ▁observation ▁team ▁while ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S DF . ▁ ▁Communic ations ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁team . ▁ ▁Station ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁team . ▁ ▁Ge ologist ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁team . ▁ ▁Astronom er ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁team . ▁ ▁Micro bi ologist ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁team . ▁ ▁Other ▁characters ▁▁ ▁Kim ari ' s ▁child hood ▁friend ▁and ▁best ▁friend ▁from ▁kind erg arten . ▁She ▁became ▁en vious ▁of ▁Kim ari ▁after ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Ant arct ica . ▁She ▁tries ▁to ▁break ▁off ▁their ▁friendship ▁but ▁Kim ari ▁refused ▁this ▁and ▁h ug ged ▁her ▁to ▁show ▁she ▁still ▁values ▁her . ▁They ▁recon cile ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁Meg umi ▁goes ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁Art