Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
My initial impression of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha was, "this is exactly what you'd get if unskillful men tried to duplicate Cardcaptor Sakura." By the time I finished the series, though, that impression had improved significantly. The show is a bit formulaic, and the quality of its artwork is inconsistent (the onsen episode was particularly bad); but on balance it's still worth watching.
Sakura and— I mean, Nanoha and Yuuno.
Nanoha's friends show an interest in Yuuno.
You get one guess as to which one is called "Alf."
Nope, no Clow cards here...
That said, Sakura > Nanoha, unquestionably.