Because you like Eponine in Les Miserables

Given his ability to wrench street signs from the ground, Shizuo Heiwajima is a useful one to have in dangerous Ikekuburo. See them in Durarara!!.

What Mako Mankanshoku lacks in common sense, she makes up for in sheer optimism and force of personality. See them in Kill la Kill.

Tony Stonem is the golden boy of Bristol. Problem is, he knows it. See them in Skins.

Misato Katsuragi is never without a beer in her hand or her pet penguin by her side. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Whether it's a companion he’s failed or lingering guilt from the war, the Doctor can never truly let go of his past lives. See them in Doctor Who.

You'll never get Alaska Young. And that's the whole point. See them in Looking for Alaska.

Funny, self-destructive, and in her own head, Fleabag has spent most of her adult life using sex to deflect from the screaming void inside her empty heart. See them in Fleabag.

If it means fulfilling her ambitions, Satsuki Kiryuin will show neither shame nor hesitation. See them in Kill la Kill.

Sydney Novak claims she’s “not special,” but her self-reportedly average life changes quickly once she begins to develop powers she can’t control. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

Michelle Richardson's world revolves around her boyfriend. Alas, his world doesn't revolve around her. See them in Skins.

Pro tip: the psych ward is not the best place to find a mentor like Lisa Rowe. See them in Girl, Interrupted.

Lux Lisbon's flirtatious manner attracts a lot of male attention. She relishes the power that her sexuality grants her. See them in The Virgin Suicides.