Because you like Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl

A crabby troll, Karkat Vantas is perpetually angry about his lot in life. See them in Homestuck.

Knuckles the Echidna is a 16-year-old red echidna (aka a spiny anteater) and guardian of the ancient Master Emerald. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.

A skating genius, Victor Nikiforov dazzles women and men with a single glance. But deep down he's a cheerful goof. See them in Yuri on Ice.

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

A Silurian lizard woman, Madame Vastra has a penchant for puzzles and interspecies romance. See them in Doctor Who.

Just a hint of human emotion lurks under the enigmatic exterior of Rei Ayanami. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Ace pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is confident, haughty, and a little less grown-up than she pretends to be. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Spyro the Dragon loves getting into trouble around the Dragon Realms. See them in Spyro the Dragon.

Maurice Moss is a dedicated IT guy who even talks like a computer. See them in The IT Crowd.

Nozomu's name translates to despair, which is fitting for him. See them in Sayonara, Zetsubo Sensei.

Convinced that the world is conspiring against him, Tatsuhiro's reconciled himself to his fate as a shut-in. See them in Welcome to the NHK.

Talented but anxious, Shinji Ikari struggles to bear the challenges that life hands him. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.