The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine announced on Saturday that Silver Link (Ange Vierge, Dusk maiden of Amnesia) will animate the anime adaptation of Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami's Armed Girl's Machiavellism ( Busō Shōjo Machiavellism ) manga. The magazine also revealed that a live reading performance will be held in January 2017.

There is still no confirmation about what type of anime the adaptation will be. Kanzaki had teased last month that the manga series would have an "important announcement" in the the magazine's August issue.

The "battle action" story follows Fudō Nomura, who transfers to a school where girls carry weapons to rule mercilessly over the boys. Shortly after transferring he becomes a target of Rin Onigawara, a member of the Five Ruling Swords that commands the school. In order break free he must defeat the Five Ruling Swords.