Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru

Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru (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, Magical Explorer: Reborn as a Side Character in a Fantasy Dating Sim) 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. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Synopsis
Reincarnated as a character in the legendary erotic game, “Magical Explorer,” it doesn’t take long for our hero to discover that he’s been designated the unlucky side-character rather than the game’s lady-killer protagonist. Not to worry, though! Armed with his vast knowledge of the game (and a few cheats) he’ll do whatever it takes to win the hearts of the game’s heroines and emerge as the most accomplished student at the Sorcerer's Academy!

(Source: Yen Press)

Novel
Written by Iris, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 26, 2018. The series was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Noboru Kannatsuki on November 1, 2019. As of April 2023, eight volumes have been released.

Yen Press is publishing the series in English.

Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yukari Higa, began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website on August 20, 2020. The series went on hiatus in June 2021 due to Higa's health. As of March 2021, the series' individual chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume.

Yen Press is also publishing the manga adaptation in English.

Character
"The name's Kousuke Takioto! The guy who's gonna become the strongest at Tsukuyomi Magic Academy!"

- Kousuke to Iori There's a legendary Bishoujo Game that has become popular among Japanese gentlemen. Its name is "Magical☆Explorer" or MagiEro for short. The game's protagonist has a cheat-like power with 12 different beautiful heroines to flirt with, including additional 12 heroines from the DLC, a harem of 24 beauties. I have become that protagonist! Not. Instead, I have become the third-wheel character who always laughing like an idiot next to him. There's no heroine that would lay their eyes on me.

But now I couldn't care less about the protagonist and his heroines. Why? Because I discovered magic. While I was using it, I have become interested in it. I want to master it. I want to become the strongest. Thus I have decided. I would abandon half my role as a protagonist's friend to train my magic and then I would beat the hell out of that cheat who can solo the Demon King.

I was training with that thought in mind, but somehow I keep getting closer to the heroines and furthermore, I don't know why I keep encountering events like I am some Eroge's protagonist.

Abilities
Kousuke has infinite stamina, according to the game's setting. He would not feel tired at all if it were three miles, which he imagined was a result of the strengthened magic. He could easily run 10 times that distance at this rate. He strengthened himself by training in accordance with his weaknesses as a result. Kousuke only has one powerful defensive and attacking weapon.


 * He was trained in the technique of Kyohachi ryu - lai (居合い), It is the basic and most profound technique in the art of swordsmanship. This technique can be used by almost anyone. However, the power of this technique differs greatly between beginners and experts. Some beginners cannot even cut through steel, while others can cut through dragon scales and mithril. There were even masters who could cut through iron with a wooden stick.

According to the game setting, Kousuke has the greatest amount of mana of all characters. With his vast reserve of mana, it would be easy to assume Kousuke Takioto can only fire off magic nonstop from a distance. His mana pool is vital to his success in combat. The game handicaps him by tying any of the actions he can take to burning mana. He consumes mana even when he isn’t using magic to attack. In this way, his design is unique because he has more mana than anyone else yet still finds that amount insufficient.


 * Upon taking the "Seeds of Possibility" in the School dungeon 37th floor, Kousuke boosts his stats by swallowing this removes the upper limits of all abilities in the game and allows you to raise your status at will. This item is used by lapsed players, along with other items that lower their level, to raise themselves to the limit. Not only that, some characters, including myself, have the effect of increasing the number of weapons that can be equipped.


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TV Anime
An anime adaptation was announced during Kadokawa's "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" livestream on September 24, 2023.

Reception
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network praised the illustrations, but criticized the female characters as lacking development. On the story, Silverman wrote "from the very first sentence, we know what we're getting into, and luckily, it does it decently well". Demelza of Anime UK News felt the series was a "serviceable" isekai series, though Demelza was critical of the writing.

The novel has 50,000,000 views on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website.

External Link

 * Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
 * Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru ─ Official Light Novel Website
 * Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru ─ Official Manga Website
 * TV Anime "Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru" Official Website
 * TV Anime "Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru" Official (@Majieku_) - Twitter
 * Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru ─ Wikipedia  JP 
 * Magical★Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin-Chara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru ─ Wikipedia  EN 

Trivia

 * The opening shows most of the girls pining for the main protagonist; however, he's related to two of the girls from the game (which makes them a no-go)

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