Quotes from Tamenaga Shunsui's books, and about them
Vita Sexualis on Shunshoku Umegoyomi: “He felt as if he were Tanjirō of Shunshoku Umegoyomi, and thought how pleasant it would be to be adored by a girl like Ochō; this notion first stirred in him during this period, when he read lending-library romances. [auto-translated]”
The Sumida River on Shunshoku Umegoyomi: “Chokichi read the name of a street on a neighbor's nameplate, and at once recalled Tamenaga Shunsui's Shunshoku Umegoyomi, which he had devoured lately. [auto-translated]”