At 01:16 PM 17/10/96 -0800, you wrote:

Ok, after 4 weeks of tallying votes and a whole night calculating averages,

2.  Kimagure Orange Road (Kimagure Orenji Ro-Do) by Takahashi Rumiko

Excuse me but are you sure that Takahashi, Rumiko did KOR series?!
I know for sure that she is the author of Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura,
One Pound Gospel, Mermaid Saga and Ranma 1/2, but KOR?!
Please enlighten me on this! :>
--Ilsa