Although the book was a vulgar book on history, which caught onto the popularity of "Taiheiki," the world described in Zen-zen Taiheiki provided many subjects for arts and cultures such as Koshaku (story telling), Joruri (Ballad drama), Kabuki (traditional drama performed by male actors) and novels and also gave people of the Edo Period basic knowledge about history on which people at that time could depend when they enjoyed Kabuki or read books.
また本書は、『太平記』ブームにあやかった通俗史書ではあるが、そこに描かれる世界は、講釈、浄瑠璃、歌舞伎、小説などに多くの題材を提供し、歌舞伎鑑賞や読本を行う上での下地となる歴史教養を、当時の江戸の人々にもたらしたものである。