Hello mr @markrmorrisjr. I would say that there are many fictional stories that I have as favorites. Starting with those that I suppose like you, those that appear in the background image of both your blog and mine, represent stories that marked a before and after in our life. Like every character present in the image. In my blog, the characters that are in the background image represent the most outstanding of my favorite stories. Although for lack of space, a few were missing. Starting with Cowboy Bebop, an anime story of bounty hunters developed in a futuristic environment, a story that in my opinion represents for each characters of the same, a song of Blues, which marks an end to their lifestyles. The end of the series impacted me so much, that I learned that a character dedicated to killing others, even when he did it for good reasons, can not live forever, even being the good guy. Spike, the main character, has a favorite phrase that says that life is just a dream, this phrase leaves a lot to think about our own existence. Although the main character is very interesting, it is the combination with the other members of the series that gives flavor to the story. The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called... COWBOY BEBOP
And this is just the first one...