Because you like Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary

An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.

You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but beneath Sheila Jackson's sweet, motherly exterior lies a sex addict. See them in Shameless.

Underneath Fakir's sarcastic exterior is a loyal friend. But his loyalty borders on being possessive of his friends. See them in Princess Tutu.

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

Using a bracelet his late mother gave him, Apollo Justice can sense when other people are nervous based on even the most subtle signs. See them in Ace Attorney Series .

Whether it's a companion he’s failed or lingering guilt from the war, the Doctor can never truly let go of his past lives. See them in Doctor Who.

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.

Despite the dissolution of his state, Prussia hangs on – mooching off his younger brother Germany and reading comics. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Handsome Jack is wearing a mask of his own face to hide his scarred real one. See them in Borderlands Series.

After Rintarou Okabe develops the Phone Microwave, some of his fantasies start to seem uncomfortably real. See them in Steins;Gate.

As the Rose Bride, Anthy Himemiya is a spectator in the fencing matches fought over her and her power "to revolutionize the world." See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.