You said Nanoha wasn't girly enough for you? Try my all-time favorite, Cardcaptor Sakura. <3
I actually almost did try it actually, I remember you mentioning it in some thread or another before and was considering it. I did a bit of research on both series' and found out that Nanoha was supposedly more adult-oriented (in a non-nasty way). Furthermore I read that the english version was quite a bit different from the original Japanese version, or something. I forget.
Am I supposed to hunt for the Japanese version with subtitles or the English one? Assuming I try it at all, I'm probably going to try other suggestions first when I get the time, I should try a non magical-girl series next I think.
Anyway thanks for the help so far everyone.