<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Kai Saga — Blog</title><description>Kai Saga — Designer, Crafter, Cosplayer &amp; Actor. Costume fabrication, prop construction and special-effects makeup for stage and screen.</description><link>https://kai-saga.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>From Cosplay Stages to National TV: Modeling on NET25&apos;s Kada Umaga</title><link>https://kai-saga.com/blog/cosplay-to-national-tv-kada-umaga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kai-saga.com/blog/cosplay-to-national-tv-kada-umaga/</guid><description>How cosplay performance skills translated into a national TV modeling appearance on NET25&apos;s Kada Umaga — and features from The Philippine Star and Daily Tribune along the way.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>modeling</category><category>net25</category><category>press</category><category>cosplayph</category><category>kai-saga</category></item><item><title>Why I Build Costumes, Props and SFX Makeup Under One Roof</title><link>https://kai-saga.com/blog/costumes-props-sfx-one-maker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kai-saga.com/blog/costumes-props-sfx-one-maker/</guid><description>What changes when one maker handles the costume, the props and the SFX makeup — lessons from building the Flash armor, a Captain America shield, Wolverine&apos;s cowl and more.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>props</category><category>costumes</category><category>sfx-makeup</category><category>process</category><category>craft</category></item><item><title>How I Won Best Performance as Jinx at a Cosplay Catwalk (and What Made the Difference)</title><link>https://kai-saga.com/blog/winning-best-performance-jinx-fanfes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kai-saga.com/blog/winning-best-performance-jinx-fanfes/</guid><description>The story behind my Best Performance win as Jinx at the FanFes Circuit Cosplay Catwalk in Makati — and why performance beats a perfect costume every time.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>jinx</category><category>arcane</category><category>cosplay-competition</category><category>performance</category><category>cosplayph</category></item></channel></rss>