Because you like Cosmo Kramer in Seinfeld
After years of being a nerdy loner, Seth Cohen can't wait to shower charm on his newfound friends. See them in The O.C..
There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.
Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.
Kyoya Ootori is possibly the only person who could reasonably go from VP of a school club to ruling the world. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.
Not a great influence with her classmates, this 13-year-old "cool girl" likes to shoplift, chug alcohol, and snort crushed pills. See them in thirteen.
Lux Lisbon's flirtatious manner attracts a lot of male attention. She relishes the power that her sexuality grants her. See them in The Virgin Suicides.
Living with a curse, Kyo Sohma is sick of being treated like garbage his whole life. See them in Fruits Basket.
When Rin Matsuoka is not swimming, he mostly spends his time brooding or listening to angry Dubstep. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.
Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.
Eren Jaeger will erase the Titans from this world until not a single one remains. See them in Attack on Titan.
Rarity has been dreaming of the day her designs will dazzle Canterlot. See them in My Little Pony.