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* Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing are three Maiko (apprentice Geishas) from [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert and Sullivan's]] ''[[The Mikado]].'' The work is far from being accurate, and many productions play it [[Up to Eleven]], making these characters a pile of anachronisms and inaccuracies. |
* Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing are three Maiko (apprentice Geishas) from [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert and Sullivan's]] ''[[The Mikado]].'' The work is far from being accurate, and many productions play it [[Up to Eleven]], making these characters a pile of anachronisms and inaccuracies. |
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* In ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'', the number "Pretty Lady" is sung to a pretty Japanese girl whom the three sailors can't figure out if she's a geisha or not. |
* In ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'', the number "Pretty Lady" is sung to a pretty Japanese girl whom the three sailors can't figure out if she's a geisha or not. |
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== Video Games == |
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* [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver]]'' features six Geisha (called "Kimono Girls" in the English version) who the protagonist meets though his or her journey. This cumulates in an event where they use a dance ceremony to summon Lugia or Ho-oh depending on the version, who you have to try to tame. |
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== Western Animation == |
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* Originally, Yumi's Lyoko form in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' seems to be based at least in part on that of a Geisha, altered into that of a [[Kunoichi]]. This is changed in the fourth season where Jeremie's upgrade makes her look more like a Ninja. |
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