The current so-called legend of Yukimura and the members of the ten braves around him have been established since the "Tachikawa Bunko" series, which was popular among children from the end of the Meiji to the early Taisho.
いわゆる現在の幸村伝説と彼をとりまく十勇士の顔ぶれが確立したのは、明治末から大正初期にかけて子どもの人気を集めた『立川文庫』からである。