Hakusensha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yasufumi Takagi) will release "Nigiccha Dame!" (by Hikaru Cho) on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

What happens if you squeeze it?

When told "Don't do it!", you just want to try...

Cake, tomato, warm rice. What happens if you squeeze them with your hands!?

This is an incredibly impactful work drawn with a realistic touch by the up-and-coming picture book author, Hikaru Cho. Pay attention to the changing expressions of the family members each time something is squeezed!

Beyond squeezing various things, what was "I" really wanting to squeeze...?

From "Nigiccha Dame!" ©︎ Hikaru Cho / Hakusensha

From "Nigiccha Dame!" ©︎ Hikaru Cho / Hakusensha

From "Nigiccha Dame!" ©︎ Hikaru Cho / Hakusensha

From "Nigiccha Dame!" ©︎ Hikaru Cho / Hakusensha

＼Special videos are now being distributed on Hakusensha's official YouTube channel!!／

Video Title: "Nigiccha Dame!" (Written by Hikaru Cho, Kodomoe Picture Books)

Horizontal video: https://youtu.be/QecIwatESzE

Vertical video: https://youtube.com/shorts/y0IjGTTS2ig

Nigiccha Dame!

Author: Hikaru Cho

ISBN Code: 9784592763895

Series Name: Kodomoe Picture Books

Price: 1430 yen (1300 yen + 10% tax)

Release Date: 2026.5.7

【Popular existing picture books by Hikaru Cho】

What can I become?

Author: Hikaru Cho

ISBN Code: 9784592763086

Series Name: Kodomoe Picture Books

Price: 1320 yen (1200 yen + 10% tax)

Release Date: 2022.9.2

Is the cover photo a butterfly? Or a hand? If you look closely, a butterfly is painted on the hand! This is a photo picture book by Hikaru Cho, a body paint artist active globally, mainly in TV and advertising. An elbow becomes a delicious-looking peach, a knee becomes a realistic elephant with wrinkles, and what can legs become? The incredibly detailed drawings offer new discoveries the more you look at them. If you look at them with imagination, you might come to like your own body even more?

Kodomoe Books / Kodomoe Picture Books

These are books and picture books born from "kodomoe," a parenting information magazine for mothers who want to enjoy "parent-child time" more.

"Kodomoe Books / Kodomoe Picture Books" https://kodomoe.net/product/ehon/

"kodomoe" (released on the 7th of odd-numbered months / published by Hakusensha) https://kodomoe.net/

【Company Profile】

Company Name: Hakusensha Co., Ltd.

Location: 2-2-2 Kanda Awajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Yasufumi Takagi, Representative Director and President

Established: December 1, 1973

URL: https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/

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