Characters from songs count? I've always had a thing for the song "Killing Me Softly", as in the oldie by Roberta Flack, although the remake by Fugees is cool too.
I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style.
And so I came to see him to listen for a while.
And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes.
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
Singing my life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song,
Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song ...
I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd,
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud.
I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on...
I've had a thing for that song since I was a pre-teen.
Must mention again Peter Pan, although not just as a cartoon, but a character in a book. I've liked him since I was like 4. And he still has a special place in my heart.
