Because you like Marjane Satrapi in Persepolis
What Mako Mankanshoku lacks in common sense, she makes up for in sheer optimism and force of personality. See them in Kill la Kill.
With his good looks and magnetic personality, Will Smith seems destined to be a Hollywood megastar. See them in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
In a group of self-serving career climbers, Laurel Castillo is the only one who wants to serve others. See them in How to Get Away with Murder.
Aerith Gainsborough has lived a simple life, but when the world is threatened she's willing to step up and do whatever she can to help. See them in Final Fantasy Series.
An alien, a time-traveler, and an esper are following Haruhi Suzumiya, who – unknown to herself – is a near-omnipotent reality warper. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
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.
Cady Heron is the new girl in town who's also new to the world of high school, period. See them in Mean Girls.
Playing his cards close to his vest, J. Daniel Atlas believes the closer you look, the less you see. See them in Now You See Me.
Vivian Ward is a no-nonsense working girl with fairy-tale dreams. See them in Pretty Woman.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.