Fatalism and fantastic depictions stand out as can be seen in the story of Asukai no Onnagimi and Sagoromo's enthronement, while the hero's indecisiveness and the melancholic atmosphere that envelops the entire narrative are very different from "Genji."
飛鳥井姫君の物語や狭衣の即位など、宿命観や幻想的描写が目立ち、主人公の優柔不断さや物語全体を覆う憂愁な雰囲気も『源氏』とだいぶ相違するものである。