Because you like Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion

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

Kagami Hiiragi keeps her grades up, helps at Takanomiya Shrine, serves as class president, and hangs out with her friends. See them in Lucky Star.

Though bold and pure of heart, Utena Tenjou has a fairytale vision of the world that can make her oblivious to its darkness. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Firo Prochainezo is swept up in a world of mysterious women, alchemists, and rumors of a wine that makes it drinkers immortal. See them in Baccano!.

With most of the people that Sango loved now gone, the only thing she wants is to kill the demon who destroyed her village. See them in Inuyasha.

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

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

If it means fulfilling her ambitions, Satsuki Kiryuin will show neither shame nor hesitation. See them in Kill la Kill.

When it comes to Haruko Haruhara, there's more to the pink-haired biker than meets the eye. See them in FLCL.

Yukiteru is a reclusive observer who would rather watch life go by than participate in it. See them in The Future Diary.

For somebody who won't answer questions, the enigmatic C.C. sure asks a lot of them. See them in Code Geass.

Madoka Kaname's new world of witches is challenging her optimism. Still, even in the worst of circumstances, she holds onto hope. See them in Puella Magi Madoka Magica.