Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Japanese: 転生したらドラゴンの卵だった 〜最強以外目指さねぇ〜, Hepburn: Tensei Shitara Doragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasa Nee) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Naji Yanagida. It originally began as a web novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in August 2015, before beginning publication by Earth Star Entertainment under their Earth Star Novel imprint in December 2015, and later moved to Square Enix's SQEX Novel imprint in January 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rio began serialization on Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star manga website in September 2017, and has been compiled into nine volumes as of January 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Felix Film and Ga-Crew premiered from January to March 2026.