Historically speaking, "Japanese animation dates to 1917, and many original Japanese cartoons were produced in the ensuing decades, the characteristic anime style developed in the 1960s
First we have the banter between Tsukihi and Koyomi. I said it once, and i'll say this again: Tsukihi and Koyomi are really similar in terms of personality.
A Japanese shop decided to display a rather customized plate image on their Madoka Magica optical media rack featuring Mami - yet only from the shoulders down, if you've seen the series, you know why.