Because you like Chris Chambers in Stand By Me

Bobby Singer is a redneck ghost hunter, but all he wants to do is retire to the junk yards of South Dakota. See them in Supernatural.

When Rin Matsuoka is not swimming, he mostly spends his time brooding or listening to angry Dubstep. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

A brilliant "extractor," Dom Cobb has spent the past few years running from the authorities and his inner demons. See them in Inception.

Sam Roth is sensitive, musically gifted, and scarred by his past. See them in Shiver .

A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.

Moving is hard for Coraline Jones; accidentally moving to a creepy mirror world just makes it harder. See them in Coraline.

This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.

Usagi Tsukino may look like a lazy teen, but when Usagi conjures up her alter ego and calls her Sailor Scout team, no villain stands a chance. See them in Sailor Moon.

The Genie is the perfect buddy, granting every wish we might have and keeping life good-spirited. See them in Aladdin.

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

Growing up isn't easy: Chihiro's parents turned into pigs, she's enslaved at a bathhouse for demons, and oh yeah, she's fading from existence. See them in Spirited Away.

Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.