Magical Explorer: Reborn as a Side Character in a Fantasy Dating Sim (Japanese: マジカル★エクスプローラー エロゲの友人キャラに転生 したけど、ゲーム知識使って自由に生きる, Hepburn: Magikaru Ekusupurōrā: Eroge no Yūjin Chara ni Tensei Shita kedo, Gēmu Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyū ni Ikiru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Iris.

The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Noboru Kannatsuki by Kadokawa Shoten beginning in November 2019.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yukari Higa, began serialization on the Young Ace Up website in August 2020.

Written by Iris, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 26, 2018.

[32] Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network praised the illustrations, but criticized the female characters as lacking development.