Ingress: The Animation

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In 2013, at CERN, the nuclear research organization in Switzerland, a secret project begins in the shadow of the discovery of the Higgs boson. Its name is the “Niantic Project,” and its purpose is to study an unknown substance that interferes with the human mind. Called “Exotic Matter,” or XM, this substance has resonated with people's minds and abilities since ancient times, even exerting a profound influence on human history. Agencies around the world secretly pursue this research. Viewed as either humanity's hope or its threat, XM sparks a struggle among powerful nations and giant corporations. The Enlightened embrace XM's power and seek to use it for human evolution. The Resistance regard XM as a threat and seek to control it. Divided into these two factions, the world remains locked in conflict. Behind the struggles taking place across the world lies the presence of XM. Then, in 2018… a new battle over XM begins in Tokyo and around the globe. Linking animation, an online location-based game, and reality, an entirely new “augmented reality entertainment” experience, unlike anything before, begins.