Couldn't have said it better myself, Spiritsword. Here's the review for it:
http://www.christiananime.net/forum...hread.php?t=135
Princess Nine is also an excellent series. It's about a high school girl's baseball team trying to stay in a league of guys and win the championship. I've got an official review of it in the making, but the show has excellent character development. It's not a "girls are just as good as boys!" show, nor is it a straight sports anime (good thing, because I don't care for baseball in the least). The animation is lacking, but it's still a good title.
Chance Pop Session is another really good anime without mechs and plots to overthrow the world. Review ....
http://www.christiananime.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2780&goto=postid
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar is adorable. Risky Safety is a new, cute, yet very different anime. St. Tail is a very light hearted magical girl anime that deals with everyday things - as in, there's no evil and all powerful empress trying to take suck all the energy out of the world.