Akidearest
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| Born | Agnes Diego United States | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Aki | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.55 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 351 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: July 17, 2020 | ||||||||||
Agnes Diego (born February 16, 1993), known online as Akidearest, is a Filipino-American YouTuber. She is best known for discussing anime, manga, otaku culture and Japanese related content on her YouTube channel.[2]
Early life
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Agnes Diego was born on February 16, 1993, in California and raised in Virginia, then eventually moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Her parents are of Filipino descent and migrated to the United States prior to her birth.
Aki's earliest jobs include working at a thrift shop, bookstore, and movie theater, while attending college full-time. After completing a degree in Psychology at university, Aki decided to pursue YouTube as a career.
Youtube channel
Aki created her YouTube channel "Akidearest" on December 18, 2014, and uploaded her first video December 26, 2014 titled, "REACTION: DMMD Love Scene".[3]
Her most viewed video is titled, "So I Gave My Alexa a Pikachu Voice and It’s Weird" with over 12 million views as of July 17, 2020.
Aki is making Japan based content, with a focus Japanese pop culture.[4]
Other work
In 2020, Aki interviewed Japanese guitarist and artist, MIYAVI at YouTube Studios.[citation needed]
In 2019, she also appeared as a cameo in the Nintendo Switch Game, The World Next Door by Rose City Games.[citation needed]
Aki was also a co-host for the SBS Podcast titled, The Anime Show, together with Joey, The Anime Man.[5]
Convention appearances
Since uploading her first video, Aki's channel has grown to over 2.5 million subscribers, and she has attended several anime conventions and events around the world as a special guest.[6]
- Otakuthon 2016[7]
- Anime Matsuri 2016[8]
- Amazing Hawaii Comic Con 2017[9]
- Indy Popcon 2017[10]
- Animecon (Finland) 2017 and 2018[11]
- Anime USA 2018[12]
- Momocon 2018[13]
- Akon 2018[14]
- Holiday Matsuri 2019[15]
- J-con 2019[16]
References
- ^ a b "About akidearest". YouTube.
- ^ Rowl, Taye; -Dixon (22 October 2018). "Verge Meets: Akidearest". Verge Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Kadokawa at Anime Expo 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "【予約数が約2倍に】海外向けインフルエンサーコミュニティTokyo Creativeが、訪日客向けローカルツアーサプライヤーMagical Tripと協業、YouTuber監修の秋葉原ツアーを..." ["About the doubling of reservations" Overseas influencer community Tokyo Creative collaborates with local tour supplier Magical Trip for visitors to Japan, Akihabara tour supervised by YouTuber ...]. プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Akidearest". FanCons.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Otakuthon 2016
- ^ Anime Matsuri 2016
- ^ Amazing Hawaii Comic Con 2017
- ^ Indy Popcon 2017
- ^ Animecon (Finland) 2017 and 2018
- ^ Anime USA 2018
- ^ Momocon 2018
- ^ Akon 2018
- ^ Holiday Matsuri 2019
- ^ J-con 2019