Because you like Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby

The only defense Earth has against alien invaders are giant robots in the hands of pilots like Kaworu. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.

Sydney Novak claims she’s “not special,” but her self-reportedly average life changes quickly once she begins to develop powers she can’t control. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

Meet Homelander, the snake that lurks beneath the glossy veneer. See them in The Boys.

There's magic behind Tara Maclay's quiet façade. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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

Villanelle is a hired assassin who loves committing murder as much as she loves dressing up in fancy pink ballgowns. See them in Killing Eve.

Wei Wuxian is the most charming and fun necromancer around. See them in The Untamed.

Maddy Perez seems like an angel until she opens her mouth. See them in Euphoria.

What Mako Mankanshoku lacks in common sense, she makes up for in sheer optimism and force of personality. See them in Kill la Kill.

Quentin Coldwater has always suspected there was something different about him, and now he has the chance to prove it. See them in The Magicians.

Britta Perry has never met a cause she couldn't passionately champion—at least for a little bit. See them in Community.