 Though the very idea of selling single-sheet prints of actors was inspired by the medium's success in Edo, the tastes of the artists, their customers, and the kabuki being represented were decidedly different.One key stylistic element of Kamigata prints is their realism, relative to those of Edo.Kamigata prints, particularly those of "onnagata" (male actors in female roles), sought to represent the actor's true appearance.