No reliable source exists to reconstruct the battle. The Battle of Anegawa is vividly presented in the books compiled in the middle or the end of the Edo period. Many of the stories are pure fiction. The only valuable source is the "Shinchōkō-ki", describing it very briefly without any notes concerning tactics or details of the battle. The exact number of the casualties in this battle is unknown. However, the "Shinchōkō-ki" mentions 1,100 samurai from Asakura clan being killed in battle. An army of this period had at least several times more "ashigaru" (commoner footmen) than samurai, so it would be reasonable to assume at least 9,000 men were killed.