Many however, especially millennials and younger children, often look to fictional characters for role models. Whether they're from TV shows, movies, or video games is irrelevant.

But the truth is that we are not influenced solely by our own upbringing; no, we are also influenced by the fictional parenting of some of our favorite TV and film characters.

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Here are the 10 anime characters who make perfect role models for fans. Disclaimer: This list is ranked in no particular order and contains the writer's opinion.

7. Katniss Everdeen Murray Close—Lionsgate The Hunger Games heroine (played by Jennifer Lawrence) has already secured her status as a feminist role model and a box-office powerhouse.

The media we consume helps shape the way we view and process the world — so it’s not exactly unexpected that for us older Millennials, a lot of our favorite ‘90s career role models would ...

From Alonzo Harris ("Training Day") to Andre Logan (“Get Out”), here are famous Black fictional characters who might support Trump.

Mary Richards was a fictional role model who grew more real with each passing decade.

Still, everyone needs a few fictional role models to look up to as well, including the little Princess.

An iconic character who inspires from the confines of comic books and silver-screens.