The cartoon (drawn by Kyosai KAWANABE), which criticized the play, was published by Robun KANAGAKI in `Kabuki Shinpo' (Kabuki Newspaper), and caused controversy.
仮名垣魯文が風刺した漫画（河鍋暁斎筆）を「歌舞伎新報」に掲載させて批判し問題となった。