Anna Kay Napualani Akana (born August 18, 1989) is an American
YouTuber, actress, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, author, and
comedian.Akana's father was an officer in the United States Marine
Corps, including during her childhood. Her family moved every few
years to a new state or country. In a 2020 interview, she said that
she loved Sailor Moon, Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2, expressing her surprise
that her dad would make them watch Tenchi Muyo! with him because of
its "perverted" nature. She further stated that she loved shows like
The Powerpuff Girls, animation in general, and anime, the latter
especially because she spent "four years growing up in Japan."On
Valentine's Day 2007, Akana's 13-year-old sister, Kristina, committed
suicide. Several months after her sister's death, Akana watched
Margaret Cho perform on a Comedy Central special and laughed for the
first time since the suicide. She began to see laughter as a means of
trying to move on with her life and decided to seriously pursue
comedy. Akana has been vocal about her sister's suicide and is a
strong advocate for suicide prevention. In 2013, Akana uploaded a
YouTube video, "please don't kill yourself", in which she explains how
it felt for her to have a family member die by suicide. In that same
year, she released a book Surviving Suicide which contains her journal
entries from the two years after her sister's death.
YouTuber, actress, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, author, and
comedian.Akana's father was an officer in the United States Marine
Corps, including during her childhood. Her family moved every few
years to a new state or country. In a 2020 interview, she said that
she loved Sailor Moon, Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2, expressing her surprise
that her dad would make them watch Tenchi Muyo! with him because of
its "perverted" nature. She further stated that she loved shows like
The Powerpuff Girls, animation in general, and anime, the latter
especially because she spent "four years growing up in Japan."On
Valentine's Day 2007, Akana's 13-year-old sister, Kristina, committed
suicide. Several months after her sister's death, Akana watched
Margaret Cho perform on a Comedy Central special and laughed for the
first time since the suicide. She began to see laughter as a means of
trying to move on with her life and decided to seriously pursue
comedy. Akana has been vocal about her sister's suicide and is a
strong advocate for suicide prevention. In 2013, Akana uploaded a
YouTube video, "please don't kill yourself", in which she explains how
it felt for her to have a family member die by suicide. In that same
year, she released a book Surviving Suicide which contains her journal
entries from the two years after her sister's death.
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