[merylsilverburg]

For me, it would have to be:

1) Honda, Tohru (Fruits Basket): I feel that she stands out the most in this anime because of her unbelievable kindness and sincerity to everyone, regardless of how cruel they are...there is no one in this world like that anymore, so that's why I picked her. Also, she is the type of person that if you tell any problem to, she would understand it even if she didn't go through the same experience. So, in a way, she relates to me, but not really because she is so sweet and caring, not like me at all.

2) Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop): I actually can't stand him. He's a pretty damn selfish guy, has that I-don't-care-what-happens type of an attitude which really irks me. But I picked him because of his realistic personality and the fact that his "attitude" was brought out by the events of his past. Sure, he's those typical "angsty" characters, but there's something else about him that makes him different from the rest.

3) Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop): Picked her because I relate to her a lot. She has a lot of lonliness which she hides away with a tough outer shell. But deep down, she's someone who is lost and is just trying to live by everyday casual, but searching for that one real purpose in her life.

4) Himura, Kenshin/Shinta (Rurouni Kenshin): Well, what can I say? I chose him because of his surprising ability to encourage and bring hope to many lives. I admire his strength to try to "help" everyone and his unselfish personality. It's amazing to me how he's able to stick with his non-killing ways and still find solutions to many problems.

5) Alucard (Hellsing): Right, he's badass. But that's not why I picked him. I admire his superior and arrogant attitude that "his kind" are the best vampires. He's a unique character to me because he's not filled with angst, sadness, spite or anything like other vampire characters (D, Nightwalker, Mosquiton, etc.). He's proud to be a true vampire and shows it off with pride, instead of being depressed and trying to preach to others that "the vampire way of life is nothing but a long, sad, endless road".