[ENG Ver.] Doing The Male Swimsuit Challenge In Secret From My Boyfriend

Editorial Review

★3.8 / 5 — henhenta editorial rating (our own assessment, not the DLsite official user score)

Beach-day NTR-adjacent comedy is a crowded corner of the adult manga/doujinshi space, but this entry swaps the usual seaside pickup setup for a gag-driven premise built on a bluff. The “male swimsuit challenge” is a social media stunt, and the fallout comes from the women’s own cover story being taken at face value by the three pickup artists.

What sets it apart is the engine of mistaken-identity humor running through the whole setup. Kirara is written as a not-so-bright follower-chaser who will do anything for engagement, while Mana just wants the stunt finished quickly. That gives the pair a believable comic split and makes the situation feel like a chain of bad decisions rather than a contrived setup. The dramatic irony also adds an emotional layer. Yuuji, Mana’s boyfriend, is quietly saving part-time wages for a surprise present while she is drifting through a rocky patch and ends up somewhere she never planned to be. That contrast between his sincerity and her predicament lends the story more texture than its premise suggests. The pickup artists’ deliberately absurd logic leans the tone toward comedic humiliation rather than grim melodrama.

On the production side, this is a monochrome manga with 36 main pages out of 40 total, a compact length that suits a one-joke-escalation structure. The English version, delivered in both JPEG and PDF, makes it easy to read on any device.

Readers who enjoy gender-bluff comedy, cheating-tinged tension with a sympathetic boyfriend in the background, and a lighter, farcical tone will get the most out of it. Those who prefer serious, slow-burn drama may find it too playful.

Verdict: a short, tongue-in-cheek beach farce whose bluff-gone-wrong premise earns its keep through character contrast and dramatic irony.