Manga News describes Enishi as a psychopath due to how he wishes to torment Keshin for Tomoe's death in contrast to his initial calmer persona. Nevertheless, Manga News praised Enishi's swordskills shown in the battle against the protagonist. Anime News Network writer Zac Bertschy compared Enishi's revenge quest with the ones Knives from "Trigun" on Vash the Stampede due to how he continuously gathers soldiers with ridiculous appearances who share hatred towards the protagonist. Nevetheless, Zac Bertschy found Enishi's arc to be less appealing than the Kyoto arc. Similarly, Manga News drew parallels to the Marvel Comics villains who team up to defeat the hero Spider-Man.