After Zeami's death, his son-in-law Zenchiku authored unique books, and Zenpo also left many theories of Nohgaku, succeeding the achievements of these two seniors.
世阿弥の死後は娘婿・禅竹が特色ある著作を残し、禅鳳もまた、この二人の先達を引き継ぐ形で多くの能楽論を残した。