Danjuro the seventh, after selecting Kabuki Juhachi Ban, died in the middle of selecting Shin Kabuki Juhachi Ban covering roles for which he had gained a reputation, and so his fifth son, Danjuro the ninth, completed the selection around 1887.
歌舞伎十八番を撰した七代目團十郎は、さらに自分の当たり役を網羅した新歌舞伎十八番を撰じようとしていたが、その志半ばで死去したたため、五男の九代目團十郎が明治20年(1887)頃にこれを完成させた。