Such homosexual love relationships were very common in the world of samurais, where relationships between knights and their squires were infused with an idealism in which romance and valour in battle were closely linked.
Hubungan cinta homoseksual seperti itu sangat umum di dunia samurai, di mana hubungan antara ksatria dan pengawal mereka diresapi dengan idealisme di mana romansa dan keberanian dalam pertempuran terkait erat.