Because you like Ishmael in Moby Dick

The Sohma family is just plain cursed, and Yuki Sohma has to learn to live with it – or so he thinks. See them in Fruits Basket.

Freelance writer Diane is dating a dog and writing a memoir of a horse. See them in Bojack Horseman.

Mavis Dracula's interests are anything black, scream cheese, and flying around. See them in Hotel Transylvania.

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.

Clementine Kruczynski thinks that too many guys think she's a concept, or she completes them, or she's gonna make them alive. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Adults call him troubled and kids call him crazy, but Donnie Darko is too busy following the instructions of a giant bunny rabbit to care. See them in Donnie Darko.

Rainbow Dash's interests include flying, playing pranks, and generally being themost awesome pony around. See them in My Little Pony.

Izzie Stevens is a model-turned-med student who can do it all, even if people underestimate her. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Leone Montana is a fearless hitman with a surprisingly sensitive side. See them in Leon: The Professional.

Gou Matsuoka offers to help as manager of a swim team, believing that they're the only ones who can help her brother. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

Undercover as an average high school student, Kallen Stadtfeld is actually most at ease when the action's fast, furious, and dangerous. See them in Code Geass.