Hai Tang Books opened preorders for Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating Vol. 3, a romantic comedy danmei novel by Jiang Zi Bei with a focus on online gaming. The preorder period spans from November 22 to December 22, 2025. [Source: Twitter/X]
Guide Vol. 3 is the first volume without the original translation team for the work. Juurensha and Divetus (the original translator and editor, respectively) previously produced a popular fan translation for Guide, which initially led Hai Tang to reach out about working on the official publication. Hai Tang and the original team parted ways after a contentious split in Aug 2025. The translator for Vol. 3 is listed as Ann C., with Zheng Yizhe Translation Co. as the editor.
Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating Vol. 3‘s Retail Set is priced at $21.99 USD, and the Bundle Set is priced at $34.99 USD; both sets come with a variety of freebies. The Retail Set includes a student ID card, a holographic sticker, a Nine Heroes game card and box set, a character info card, and a printed signature card from the series author. The Bundle Set includes all items from the Retail Set, and adds a 5″ character standee.
Book preorders will also have a special metallic edge finish which will not be offered on reprints.
No release date is provided on the infographics or on Hai Tang’s site, but a reply to a Twitter/X user indicates that the publisher expects the book to be out sometime in February 2026.
Preorders for Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating Vol. 3 are available from several major retailers:
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Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating
网恋翻车指南
[Synopsis Provided by DanmeiNews:]
After his cousin was used and abused by a scumbag in a popular online game, Jing Huan joins the game to avenge her honor. Unfortunately, said scumbag is the top player, and his popularity with the player base seems to make him untouchable... But that's nothing a voice-changer and a little catfishing won't fix.
Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating (网恋翻车指南) is a danmei novel by Jiang Zi Bei. It began serialization in 2019 and ran for 117 chapters (plus 2 Extras). It is available to read in Chinese on JJWXC.
The series has received an audio drama adaptation.
You can learn more about Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating in the DanmeiNews catalog.
Source: Hai Tang (Twitter/X)
