Because you like Marlena Rosenbluth in Water for Elephants

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

An aloof punk rock goddess, Nana Osaki has a surprisingly big heart. See them in Nana.

Convinced that the world is conspiring against him, Tatsuhiro's reconciled himself to his fate as a shut-in. See them in Welcome to the NHK.

Living with a curse, Kyo Sohma is sick of being treated like garbage his whole life. See them in Fruits Basket.

An ironic hipster with a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Dave strives to be cool at all costs. See them in Homestuck.

Ace pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is confident, haughty, and a little less grown-up than she pretends to be. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Eren Jaeger will erase the Titans from this world until not a single one remains. See them in Attack on Titan.