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Ponta

Ponta

ポン太Ponta

Debut (Manga)

Chapter 468

Appears in

Manga



Gender

Male

Species

Tanuki

Partner

Sabu

Ponta (ポン太) is a bear-like pet tanuki, and the companion of master enka music ninja Sabu. Ponta is apparently more observant than Sabu, as he was the first to detect Kisame Hoshigaki's presence, probably due to his animal enhanced senses. He was the first to attack Kisame, but was quickly dispatched.

Trivia

Unused Zabuza design

Unused concept artwork of Kintarō and Pochi, who would later become Ponta.

  • Ponta was salvaged from an unused concept of a bear-like pet tanuki named Pochi (ポチ). Pochi, together with a character called Kintarō (金太郎), was originally planned to appear instead of Haku and Zabuza Momochi. Instead of Zabuza's Decapitating Carving Knife, Kintarō wielded a giant axe that was also salvaged for Ponta's partner, Sabu.
  • Ponta is written as ポン太. This name is a stereotypical name to give to pet tanuki, who are visually very similar to raccoons, a bit like Fido is for a dog or Mittens for a cat. It is also the name Saburō Kitajima used when he was part of the comical duo Gerupin Ponta Chinta (ゲルピンぽん太ちん太, literally meaning: Ponta and Chinta in need for Money).
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