Specialists have pointed out that Tōhoku Kaidan no Tabi includes many Sekien-created yōkai that have not originated from folklore, leading to the theory that this "abura-name akago" was also created based on Sekien's abura-akago.
Experts have pointed out that Tōhoku Kaidan no Tabi features many yōkai created by Sekien that are not found in traditional folklore, suggesting that the "abura-name akago" might have been inspired by Sekien's own creation of this type of yōkai.