Akidearest Explained

Akidearest
Birth Date:16 February 1993[1]
Birth Name:Agnes Yulo Diego
Birth Place:Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Partner:Joseph Bizinger
Occupation:YouTuber
Pseudonym:Aki
Channel Direct Url:c/akidearest
Channel Display Name:akidearest
Years Active:2014–present
Subscribers:2.87 million
Views:494 million
Silver Button:yes
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2017
Stats Update:November 1, 2023

Agnes Yulo Diego (born February 16, 1993), known online as Akidearest, is an American YouTuber. She is best known for discussing anime, manga, otaku culture and Japanese-related content on her YouTube channel.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Diego was born in Bakersfield, California, on February 16, 1993, to parents of Filipino descent, and was raised in Virginia before then eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Growing-up, Diego got into creating Anime music videos (AMV) and had a prior YouTube channel that hosted some of her work. She completed a degree in psychology at university, and later went to college again for graphic design. However, after her channel blew up, Diego decided to pursue YouTube as her career instead.[2] [4]

Career

Diego created her second and current YouTube channel "Akidearest" on December 18, 2014, with a focus on discussing anime, manga, and otaku culture; her first video, "REACTION: DMMD Love Scene," in which Diego reacts to a scene in Dramatical Murder, was released on December 26, 2014.[5] Considered as her break-out video, "5 Songs That Will Change The Way You See Vocaloid," was released on January 12, 2016; the video delves into serious topics that fans to causal listeners of Vocaloid might not expect.[2] [4] On August 21, 2017, Akidearest hit one million subscribers.[6] From 2017 to 2018, Diego co-hosted a weekly SBS podcast titled, The Anime Show, with Joseph Bizinger (The Anime Man), which ran for 68 episodes that discussed about anime, manga, and otaku culture.[7] [8]

In January 2019, Diego moved to Japan, at which time her channel expanded to include her experiences while living in Japan.[4] [9] [10] In same year, Diego also made an in-game cameo appearance in The World Next Door, by Rose City Games.[11]

Personal life

On November 4, 2016, both she and fellow YouTuber Joey Bizinger announced that they were in a relationship.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. akidearest . 1359104843311325189 . My birthday the 16th, but I was given an early surprise birthday party! Thank you so much @heyitssharla (she lives too far to make it down to visit us on my bday) @TheAn1meMan @PeachMilky_ @lukecraigphoto . February 9, 2021 . January 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Anime YouTuber Akidearest slams misconceptions and answers burning questions. 2020-10-09. www.iol.co.za. en. October 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029131414/https://www.iol.co.za/technology/gaming/anime-youtuber-akidearest-slams-misconceptions-and-answers-burning-questions--58c0a004-0de1-4545-91ea-5ad28920b0d6. live.
  3. Web site: Rowl. Taye. -Dixon. October 22, 2018. Verge Meets: Akidearest. July 17, 2020. Verge Magazine. en-GB. July 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717093433/https://vergemagazine.co.uk/verge-meets-akidearest/. live.
  4. Chandra . Camilla . Winter 2021 . Beyond the View Counter . 1214 . . Tokyo, Japan . Japan Partnership Inc. . 18 December 2021 . December 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211220064727/https://metropolisjapan.com/dec-2021/ . live .
  5. Web site: Kadokawa at Anime Expo 2019. July 20, 2020. Anime News Network. en. June 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624144334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2019-06-22/kadokawa-at-anime-expo-2019/.148162. live.
  6. Web site: akidearest Live Sub Count (Real Time YouTube Subscriber Count) . NoxInfluencer . January 18, 2022 . January 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119185333/https://www.noxinfluencer.com/youtube/realtime-subs-count/UC_1HVMnw-610qx54iEiWk7A/milestone?mileStoneDate=2017-08-21&mileStone=1000000 . live .
  7. Web site: The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest . 17 July 2020 . . November 2017 . en . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717110029/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/podcastcollection/anime-show-joey-akidearest. live.
  8. Web site: The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest (podcast) - SBS PopAsia . June 18, 2018 . Listen Notes . 17 January 2022.
  9. Web site: 【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 .... July 20, 2020. ja. プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1. August 5, 2019 . January 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112072610/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000036173.html. live.
  10. Akidearest . January 19, 2019 . we finally did it . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200317114943/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vui0La79_aw&feature=youtu.be . March 17, 2020 . September 10, 2020 . YouTube.
  11. Web site: Deogracias . Elisha . April 2, 2019 . Half of a memorable experience --- The World Next Door review. November 10, 2020 . GAMING TREND. en-US . November 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124175435/https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/half-of-a-memorable-experience-the-world-next-door-review/ . live.
  12. The Anime Man . November 4, 2016 . We Have A Confession... . January 16, 2022 . YouTube.
  13. Akidearest . November 4, 2016 . WE FINALLY CONFESS! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229015911/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9zYbQo1i1Y . February 29, 2020 . September 10, 2020 . YouTube.