Aldnoah.Zero (Japanese: アルドノア・ゼロ, Hepburn: Arudonoa Zero), stylized as ΛLDNOΛH.ZERO, is a mecha anime television series created by Olympus Knights and A-1 Pictures, that began July 2014. The director is Ei Aoki and the original creator is listed as Gen Urobuchi, both of whom had previously collaborated on Fate/Zero. Katsuhiko Takayama is in charge of writing the scripts for the series.