Because you like Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia

When you live your life in public, like Mima Kirigoe, it's hard to know who you really are. See them in Perfect Blue.

Cheerful, childlike, and easily jealous, fashion icon Misa Amane is smarter and crueler than she seems. See them in Death Note.

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.

Trying to get through school without being a burden to anyone, Tohru Honda stays cheerful despite her difficulties. See them in Fruits Basket.

Ellie is more world-weary than most 14-year-olds. You would be too if your world was infested with zombies. See them in The Last of Us.

When it comes to dancing and life, nobody puts Frances Houseman in the corner. See them in Dirty Dancing.

Jack Twist is a playful free-spirit, but he isn't afraid to fight for what he wants. See them in Brokeback Mountain.

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

A fight every now and then makes Dante's life a little more interesting. See them in Devil May Cry.

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.