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Kenneth Maxwell Nama (born June 9, 1979) is an American web producer, visual artist, animator, actor, and voice actor. He is known for drawing the webcomic Keith, creating Blue Kai, and animating the first four seasons of Sketchworld. He owns the company Nama Arts, and resides in,.

Nama is the son of Tokoshi and Ellen Nama (née Kamagana), a Japanese-American couple, and he is the brother of cartoonist George Nama.

In 2016, Nama won the Foundation for Media by Asian Americans's (FMAA) "Success in Production — Animation" award.

Early life
Kenny Nama was born on June 9, 1979 in, , to Tokoshi and Ellen Nama.

Career
Nama began his career in 2008, when he began making a webcomic called Keith. From 2011–2014, Nama animated the first four seasons of Sketchworld. He also starred as James Ung on the web series No More Halos from seasons 4 to 9, which were released from 2013 to 2019. He would also appear as Donald Izuiba on noSilent in 2014. In 2015, he created Blue Kai, producing the show through his company, Nama Arts. It was his first original web series.

On May 14, 2020, he announced that his biographical graphic novel, The Great Nisei Son, would come out in September. It is also his first graphic novel.

Personal life
Kenny Nama lives in an apartment in Albany, New York. He runs the website NamaArts.com, which was originally made for personal use, but it is now used for personal use and company work.