Writing the gokan series such as "Shohon-jitate" (Stories in a Promptbook Form), Tanehiko RYUTEI had already been a popular writer, while his senior, Bakin KYOKUTEI was popular for writing long gokan such as "Konpira-bune risho no tomozuna" (Life Lines of Grace from Konpira's Boat), "Keisei Suikoden" (A Courtesans' Shui hu chuan), and so on.
柳亭種彦は、合巻の『正本製』（しょうほんじたて）シリーズなどで、すでに流行作家になっていたが、年長の曲亭馬琴も、『金毘羅船利生纜』『傾城水滸伝』などの長編合巻で人気を集めていた。