is a Japanese light novel series written by Yà «hi Shimano and illustrated by Naji Yanagida. It began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's Kakuyomu website in January 2022. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha who began publishing it under their PASH! Books imprint in June 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Utsugi began serialization on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website in April 2024.
Haruka Yamagishi is a middle-aged salaryman who has no friends, family or romance in his life. Haruka has never been good at expressing himself, and closed himself from interactions leaving him a lonely old man. One day, he wakes up to find that not only he has he been reincarnated into another world, he has also been reincarnated into an attractive female dark elf. Despite getting a body filled with mana, Haruka still struggles to express himself in this new world. He later meets some adventurers and joins their party.
Written by Yà «hi Shimano, This Alluring Dark Elf Has the Heart of a Middle-Aged Man! began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's Kakuyomu website on January 8, 2022. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha who began publishing the series with illustrations by Naji Yanagida under their PASH! Books light novel imprint on June 2, 2023. Three volumes have been released as of August 1, 2025.
In December 2024, Cross Infinite World announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Utsugi began serialization on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website on April 26, 2024. The manga's chapters have been compiled into four tankà Âbon volumes as of March 2026.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2025, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the manga for English publication.
The series won the 2024 Next Light Novel Award in the tankà Âbon category.