Revisiting Pontaro's works

Though beloved by Bara fans, Mr. Pontaro does not have any Wikipedia page.

Even the information on his contributions to the Japanese gay magazines such as Samson(サムソン) or Sabu(さぶ) is very limited.

I tried to dig up any info from the DB files from now-closed Doujinsh and Manga Lexicon, but the better result could be found at the "Back Issues" pages of Samson.

You can search the infos in the following link and you can search infos on the back issues from different years.

http://www.kaimeikan.co.jp/samson/samson_bk2004.html

Following is the list of his works, the best that I can offer right now.

1. Cover arts for Samson

Mr. Pontaro drew covers for Samson from 2003 to 2004.

His first cover for Samson is as follows.

The man in the cover wears a Santa Claus hat, for Japanese publishers tend to issue magazines months earlier. The January issue featuring the cover must have been out in the stores in November or December of 2002.

2. Comics

Though incomplete, these are works by Pontaro.

- Kokuhaku(告白, confession (of love)), Samson, August 1998

- Steady, Samson, October - November 2002

- Urisen, Samson,

February, March, May, June, August, December 2005,

May, June, August to December 2006,

January to December 2007

January, February 2008

*Yeah, Urisen found online does not cover less than half of the full series.

- Darenimo ienai(誰にも言えない, Cannot tell anyone), ?, ?.

- Dr. Yoshida no yuuutsu(Dr.吉田の憂うつ, Depression of Dr. Yoshida), ?, ?.

3. Essay

He seriallized essay called Daddy-ism through Samson from August, 1999 to September 2005. The title says it all.

4. Illustration for gay erotic short stories

He also provided illustrations for gay erotic short stories for Samson, including the illustration for Bankruptcy.

The list is not complete.

I hope that the Japanse fans of Pontaro will shine a light on this matter.

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