Many programs contained in the selection feature a role of a handsome man or boy with his face painted white (or a similar role), or a role that appeals his good voice and eloquency, or a role with Edo-style sophisticated and gallant appearance in the case of plays dealing with the lives of ordinary people, and the selection contains few works of Maruhon Kabuki (Plays written for ningyo joruri (traditional Japanese puppet theater) that have been adapted for Kabuki (traditional drama performed by male actors)).
役としては白塗りの二枚目立役または若衆役かそれに類するものであること、調子のよい口跡を聞かせる役が多いこと、世話ものでは江戸前の粋でいなせな風情を見せる役が多いこと、丸本歌舞伎が少ないことなどが特徴。