>>19841Well it is not really a romance anime, even if it with the idea of girls liking the boys in it. Most of the interactions are on the level of bromance with (female) Hikaru feeling embarrassed on her own.
But while we are talking about shoujo series with male casts I should name a few.
Kimi to Boku is pretty good, though the characters are not nearly as manly as in Kenka Banchou, but probably not too far form the regular faggish Japanese boys either. It is a little slow in the beginning, but it gets to some very interesting stories and interactions (with girls). It has a very shoujo slow atmospheric animation and a great OST with it.
Then there is the Nijiiro Days. It has even more interactions between boys and girls with some very legit couples going on. It has a more comedic nature and the characters are more energetic than Kimi to Boku, so it is not as "comfy" perhaps.
And then there is Shounen Hollywood. Despite being about a male idol group and written by a woman it probably has the most realistic portrayal of teenage boys I have ever seen. It is a little slow with the character introduction episodes, but even they have their moments. It is very philosophic, in the sense it lets the characters question what they are doing a lot, without it coming as annoying drama, but proper character growth. In other words, young man finding their place in society. It is very unique in that sense. It also has some very nice and somewhat unique idol elements including some episodes where the whole episode is talk show, or a play or something without dealing with behind the scene events, but just letting us see them in action.