Because you like Shane Walsh in The Walking Dead
The son of Death has an obsession with perfection and symmetry. See them in Soul Eater.
While he might be too cool for school, Soul isn't too cool to do the right thing. See them in Soul Eater.
Growing up isn't easy: Chihiro's parents turned into pigs, she's enslaved at a bathhouse for demons, and oh yeah, she's fading from existence. See them in Spirited Away.
Few high school students could be less concerned with labels. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.
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.
Damon Salvatore used to miss being human. Now he can't think of anything more miserable. See them in The Vampire Diaries.