This play seemed to have received poor reviews, but he later became one of the top playwrights for Shin Kabuki through the success of 'Ishin Zengo' (Before and After the Restoration) and 'Shuzenji Monogatari' (The Tale of Shuzenji), and the new term 'Kido-mono' (Kido's play) was even created.
この作品の評価はいまひとつだったようだが、その後、「維新前後」や「修禅寺物語」の成功によって、新歌舞伎を代表する劇作家となり、「綺堂物」といった言葉も生まれた。