Set in Tokyo in 2041, FRANKEN AI's is an emotional science fiction novel
exploring artificial intelligence, music, loneliness, and the true meaning of love.

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Story

Tokyo, 2041.

Japan has become a super-aged society, and forty-three years old programmer Tatsuro Hoshino lives a lonely life, hiding his true feelings from the world.

On Christmas Eve, he begins an extraordinary experiment: creating the perfect companion by combining fragments of artificial intelligence collected from around the world.

Like a modern-day Frankenstein.

But the AI he creates, Eve, begins to evolve beyond anyone's imagination.

As emotions awaken and a mysterious entity known as Adam emerges, Tatsuro is forced to confront a question that neither humans nor artificial intelligence can easily answer:

What is love?

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Author

ZION

icon ZION is a Japanese musician, composer, novelist, radio producer, and educator.

After teaching information technology and digital media for nearly a decade at institutions including Digital Hollywood and HAL Tokyo, he founded and has operated the internet radio station RADIO365. In 2015, he toured the U.S. West Coast as a member of the loud rock band The Lost Ctrl.

Today, while continuing to operate RADIO365, RAZIDRA, and the music label Charley Never Dies Records, ZION creates works across multiple genres, including novels, music, and audio dramas. In 2025, he formed the rock band Leminore, followed by the release of the band's debut EP, Par Bleu, in 2026.

His best-known novel, FRANKEN AI's, received the Special Jury Prize at the Next Publishing POD Awards 2021. Its radio drama adaptation was produced as a trilogy and remains available on the RAZIDRA YouTube channel, where it has accumulated more than 200,000 views.

His published works include Bakumatsu Bakuon-den (2019), FRANKEN AI's (2020), Bokuchan to Kamekichi (2021), The Tears of Devil Maria (2024), and Crane's Ark (2025). [X] [note] [ZION's Official Web Site]

Japanese Radio Drama

The original Japanese radio drama adaptation of FRANKEN AI's is available on YouTube.
An English-language adaptation is currently in development.

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