Good Smile Company has announced that Heavily Armed High School Girls (Jūheisōgata Joshikōsei) will get a television anime in 2027. The series will be based on neco’s illustrations.
Good Smile Company and Good Smile Film will be producing the show together, and have created a website to advertise ahead of the premiere. More information will be made available at the 2026 Good Smile Festival in Tokyo, taking place on June 6-7. A trailer has also been released, giving fans an initial look at the anime:
Much of the marketing material so far has focused on the character Ichi. Announced production crew are Masaki Tachibana as Director and Natsuko Takahashi as Scriptwriter. Tachibana has directed shows such as Princess Principle and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, while Takahashi has written for shows including Bleach, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and Full Metal Alchemist.
Neco, Tachibana, and Takahashi released statements on the series. All of them highlight their excitement about working with the crew and the enthusiasm that is already building during production. Neco described their pride in receiving the anime based off what started as a single illustration. Takahashi also showed interest in the juxtaposition between the heavy weaponry and the high schooler wielding it.
Heavily Armed High School Girls started with neco’s first illustration in February 2014, with figures being released based on the designs. Characters have been adapted into both Figma and Nendoroids. neco wrote and drew the manga Crazy Over His Fingers (Ore no Yubi de Midarero. Heiten-go no Salon, Ijiwaru ni Jirasarete) which has received an anime adaptation of its own in 2020.
