In addition to the inferiority of nishiki-e-shinbun in quick reporting, 'the trend of leaving nishiki-e prints by the general public' is pointed out as the reason for the decline of nishiki-e-shinbun.
廃れた理由は、速報性においては新聞に劣ることのほか、「民衆の錦絵離れ」が指摘されている。