Unlike Gyuichi who sought to provide accurate descriptions as a 'historian', Hoan was a 'writer of historical fiction' who included many fictional elements to make his story more interesting.
「歴史家」であり正確な記述に努めた太田牛一と違い、小瀬甫庵は話を面白くするためにふんだんに虚構を取り入れた「歴史作家」であった。