As preciously mentioned, the morale of the Takeda forces was high, but Katsuyori wrote in his letter addressed to Mitsukata NAGASAKA (Chokansai) in the rearguard position "Some men fear the battle this time," indicating that the Takeda family was not necessarily optimistic.
前述の通り武田軍の士気は旺盛であったが、戦場の勝頼から後方の長坂光堅（釣閑斎）に宛てた書状には「此度の戦を危ぶむ者もいる」という意の記述があり、武田家においても必ずしも楽観的でなかったと思われる節がある。