However, there is an opinion that the full-scale development of "I novel" began with 'Suspicion' by Shuko CHIKAMATSU and 'Traction' by Sota KIMURA both written in 1913; Katai and Toson gradually shifted from "I novel" and rather aimed at the direction of describing ordinary daily life scenes in a light and even tone.
しかし、私小説の本格的な始まりは、大正2年の近松秋江「疑惑」と木村荘太「牽引」だとする説もあり、花袋や藤村はその後、むしろ平凡な日々を淡々と描く方向に向かった。