It is just my personal opinion, but Mansai portrayed Seimei's charismatic and mysterious figure better (this is what I want to see in Yuzuru's performance too).
It is just the difference I felt between two actors, not the difference between Kabuki and Kyogen, whether it might affect on their acting style. ICHIKAWA Somegoro has acted the role of Seimei as a Kabuki play, and as I have not seen it, I have no idea what it is like.
In any case, this is just my personal preference. Others might have different idea.
Is that so? Now I hope somebody shares a vid of the special in J&A fandom. It's interesting to see how a character is portrayed differently on different medium.
This reminds me of Korean fascination for body lines.





