nacuN

Set in the near future, nacuN follows the story of Francis Dullam, a world-renowned mathematician and physicist whose career is abruptly derailed after he loses his left brain hemisphere. Forced to abandon his work in the hard sciences, Dullam retreats from academia to dedicate himself to studying dolphins. Several years later, he resurfaces with a controversial new thesis—a work that is essentially nothing more than a collection of dolphin footage. The academic community and media swiftly subject his research to severe criticism, dismissing it as the ramblings of a broken mind. However, across the ocean in America, a student named Ishii Mitsunari looks past the public mockery and uncovers something extraordinary hidden within Dullam’s unconventional work. Mitsunari realizes that the footage contains a groundbreaking concept capable of paving the way for the creation of true artificial intelligence. Driven by an intense ambition to be the first to bring this AI into existence, Mitsunari abandons his life in the United States and sets out for Okinawa. There, he begins retracing Dullam’s footsteps, determined to unlock the full potential of a discovery that could reshape the future of technology.