Because you like Rin Matsuoka in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club
Whatever Sakura Haruno lacks in power, she makes up for in intelligence and bravery. See them in Naruto.
Rue is an icy prima ballerina whose obsession with perfection obscures a hidden desire to be loved. See them in Princess Tutu.
With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.
Yuki Cross is a cheerful, funny, bold young woman with hidden insecurities. See them in Vampire Knight.
An exuberant prankster, Naruto Uzumaki craves acknowledgement of any kind. See them in Naruto.
Ichigo Momomiya is a bubbly student by day, magical cat-powered superhero by night. See them in Tokyo Mew Mew.
Firo Prochainezo is swept up in a world of mysterious women, alchemists, and rumors of a wine that makes it drinkers immortal. See them in Baccano!.
Fiercely independent and extremely hot-blooded, Ryuko Matoi prefers to work alone. See them in Kill la Kill.
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.
A precocious 11-year-old, Satsuki Kusakabe is not quite as grown up as she pretends to be. See them in My Neighbor Totoro.
The "runt" of his biker gang, Tetsuo Shima grapples with a perpetual inferiority complex. See them in Akira.