Rozen Maiden

At first I was afraid watching this anime. I thought it's some spooky cursed doll kind of story. Well, it turns out...NOOOOT! Shinju, Kanaria, Ichigo, and the other six Rozen-Maiden dolls was made by Rozen. He was a maestro in doll-craft. All the dolls love him, but they have to fight one another to become "Alice"-a symbol of a perfect woman that Rozen always dreamt of. Through each seasons they (and us) will learn the importance of significant others, bonds between sisters, how great a daughter could long to see her father, what is the real beauty, and the most important is...how to rise after you fall. This is a very nice, touching, yet a simple story with a dash of action :)