I Fell In Love With A Girl Who Died Before I Was Even Born Vol 3 Part 1

Welcome back to Shin’yume—where ghosts flirt, succubi fight over you, and your only job as a janitor might accidentally kick off the apocalypse.

In Vol. 3 Part 1, Ryu’s life somehow gets even more chaotic. He’s finally settling into Crescent Moon Academy, but that illusion crumbles fast when he finds himself in the middle of a supernatural love triangle (quadrangle?) featuring a ghost girl, a possessive succubus, a buxom oni manager, and a teasing nekomata who may or may not have just made him her husband.

Meanwhile, Ryu's accidental display of wisdom at a tanuki dinner turns him into a spiritual folk hero—and the Black Dragon of Legend, no less. Too bad he’s still behind on rent, emotionally confused, and stuck sorting bottles at the onsen between surreal encounters with monsters, memory, and mortality.

This is a story about being haunted—by love, by regret, and by the lingering weight of who you used to be. It’s about falling for the impossible, choosing kindness in a world that never asked for it, and learning that even a 44-year-old burnout in a fifteen-year-old’s body can still matter.

Funny, romantic, awkward, and devastating—Vol. 3 Part 1 deepens the mythology and heartbreak of the series with sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and moments of genuine grace between the absurd.

Warning: Contains teenage awkwardness, supernatural politics, sexy chaos gremlins, a ghost girl who just wants to dance, and a succubus who absolutely does not share.

For fans of:

• Toradora! and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai – for the emotionally complex, paranormal romances grounded in personal pain and longing.

• Dandadan and Mob Psycho 100 – for the chaotic, supernatural comedy blended with heartfelt coming-of-age storytelling.

• Boogiepop Phantom and FLCL – for surreal, layered narratives that explore identity, memory, and adolescence through a bizarre lens.

• Welcome to the NHK and March Comes in Like a Lion – for protagonists wrestling with depression, failure, and the blurry boundary between isolation and connection.

• Spirited Away meets Re:Zero – if Ghibli’s warmth collided with the time-loop dread of dying over and over again.

• And if you ever loved The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but always wondered what it would be like if Kyon was 44, broke, and accidentally in love with a ghost… this one’s for you.