Because you like Jack Bauer in 24

The biggest lesson from this inspiring teacher? Carpe diem. See them in Dead Poets Society.

Once a lonely hat maker, Sophie Hatter is now cleaning goo from bathtubs and cooking breakfast for the grumpiest wizard in all the land. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.

Duck, girl, and legend: Ahiru's identities confuse even herself at times, and she often wonders which of them is truly her. See them in Princess Tutu.

Patrick Verona is a bad boy who's after a tough girl. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.

From secret organizations to alien attacks, Kyon's life has been one weird, unexplainable thing happening after another. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Anywhere there's adventure, Jaskier is there to write a catchy song about it. See them in The Witcher.

Freelance writer Diane is dating a dog and writing a memoir of a horse. See them in Bojack Horseman.

A rebellious blue-haired art student, Karou has mysterious connections to a magical world. See them in Daughter of Smoke and Bone .

Detective Alec Hardy doesn't let anyone get too close to him. See them in Broadchurch.

Clementine Kruczynski thinks that too many guys think she's a concept, or she completes them, or she's gonna make them alive. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Fiercely independent and extremely hot-blooded, Ryuko Matoi prefers to work alone. See them in Kill la Kill.

Light Yagami has a plan to make a better world, and morals won't stop him. See them in Death Note.