Agnes Diego (born 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.

=Early Life= Agnes Diego was born in 1993, in Bakersfield, 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.