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* In ''Manga/KeroroGunsou'', Pururu's "trauma switch" is to be called ''oba-san''.

* In ''VisualNovel/HoshizoraEKakaruHashi'', Yorozu Senka becomes greatly offended when Kazuma calls her "oba-san", insisting upon the less-ageist "nee-san".

* Played with with (1950) Jeanne Amakawa in ''RoseGunsDays''. Her age isn't specified, but considering that she was married with two children 6 years before we see her, she's probably in her middle-to-late thirties. When Wayne calls her an "oba-han", she beats him up, saying she isn't that old. Then when he forgets to put a "-san", she beats him again, reminding him that she ''is'' an oba-han and thus deserves respect.

** Naruto commonly calls Tsunade "Tsunade-no-baa-chan", while most of the Konoha ninja call her "Tsunade-sama" ([[JapaneseHonorifics a very respectful address, since she's the village leader and chief-in-command.]]), [[BerserkButton anyone calling her oba-san except Naruto will receive a royal asskicking from her]] and even in his case, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuEU4ukGtLQ she doesn't really like it]]. Chiyo is generally called "Chiyo-baa-sama.".

* In one scene in MegaManBattleNetwork 5 where our hero Lan tries to ask for help from a lady called Tesla Magnets, the Japanese dialogue states that he calls her Oba-san, and she pretends she doesn't hear that. Only after Lan calls her Onee-san that she agrees to hear him out.

* Meemu from ''Anime/UFOPrincessValkyrie'' is called oba-san by Tokino Rika a few times, and each time says that it's fine for Rika to call her onee-san.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Dr. Kureha, the oldest living female character, hates being called this, as she states that she is "only 139 years old". Kokoro is often referred to as "Kokoro-baa-san", although some characters like Nami and Robin call her "Kokoro-san".

-->'''Owen:''' But she is old!

* The third case for the first ''Gyakuten Saiban'' game introduces an elderly security guard named Kaoru Ooba. She tends to get very angry at people who use the otherwise innocent honorific "san", i.e. calling her "Ooba-san". In the English version, ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'', her name is Wendy Oldbag, keeping the joke to some extent by people calling her "Windy Oldbag".

* In the original Japanese version of ''{{Zoids}} New Century Zero'', Wild Eagle, cocky alter-ego of mild-mannered teenager Jamie Hemeros, addresses his rival Pierce as oba-san, much to her annoyance. In the English dub he calls her "little lady," which, while still patronizing, carries a somewhat different connotation.

* Done as a running gag to Ursala in ''DinosaurKing'', usually by Zoe. She was so sensitive about it that she could even pick it up from halfway around the world. In the American dub, it's translated loosely to "old lady."

** "Baa-baa" ("grandma", more often "old hag") is a running gag among fans when it comes to Yukari Yakumo and Kanako Yasaka, two of the most physically mature (and oldest) members of a cast made up predominately of young girls. A recent ''FanFic/{{Touhou M-1 Grand Prix}}'' skit between Kanako and her partner-goddess Suwako Moriya plays this up, with Suwako calling Kanako "baa-baa" several times during the routine. Kanako initially requests to be called onee-san, but eventually resorts to pointing out that she's younger [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld than Suwako is]].

* Once-off examples also happen, such as the episode of ''KamenRiderKiva'' where a woman who's somewhere above thirty (she appears about 10 in flashbacks 22 years ago) gets called this.

** Moune from ''[[TensouSentaiGoseiger Goseiger]]'' addresses Hyde as "ossan" (old man), more in response to his treating her like a child than his actual age (WordOfGod states he is 24 years old.)

* It's common for ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' to have a ChristmasCake villainess be taunted as "oba-san" by the young female Rangers. Tsuetsue in ''[[HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Gaoranger]]'' and Kegalesia in ''[[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Go-onger]]'' are just two examples. The former made it into ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' - Toxica was very sensitive about being called a "grandma".

** Inverted in an episode of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' where Basco makes a point of mockingly addressing [[RescueSentaiGoGoFive Matsuri Tatsumi]] as "onee-san" rather than "oba-san" [[spoiler:though he doesn't know she's Ahim in disguise.]]

* Done as a running gag to Ursala in ''Anime/DinosaurKing'', usually by Zoe. She was so sensitive about it that she could even pick up from halfway around the world. In the American dub, it's translated loosely to "old lady."

* In a ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' filler episode, Rangiku saves a somewhat rude young boy named Shuuta from an arrancar, and he offends her by referring to her as "baa-san," and then calls her "baa-baa", prompting her to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment squeeze his face against]] [[MarshmallowHell her breasts]]. After Shuuta calls her "baa-san" again later on, she demands to be addressed as "Rangiku-san," under threat of repeating the previous punishment, and her request is consistently honored.

* In ''LightningLegendDaigoNoDaibouken'', calling the 20-years old Misa Atago "Oba-chan" inevitably triggers her BerserkButton. Of course, this is used for all its worth comedy-wise when she meets the younger characters of the game, Daigo and Yuki, as well as serving as the reason why she fights them.

** "Baa-baa" ("grandma", more often "old hag") is a running gag among fans when it comes to Yukari Yakumo and Kanako Yasaka, two of the most physically mature (and oldest) members of a cast made up predominately of young girls. A recent [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine Touhou M-1 Grand Prix]] skit between Kanako and her partner-goddess Suwako Moriya plays this up, with Suwako calling Kanako "baa-baa" several times during the routine. Kanako initially requests to be called onee-san, but eventually resorts to pointing out that she's younger [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld than Suwako is]].

Occasionally a little kid will call a teenage girl oba-san, much to the girl's consternation.

* In a ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' sidequest, a little girl finds out that Richea is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Really 2,000 Years Old]] and calls her a ''chou''-{{oba-san}}. This elicits such shock that the screen freezes and turns greyscale for a moment -- an effect previously used to punctuate the ''death'' of an important side character.

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