{"id":712,"date":"2016-08-25T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirakiracat.com\/?p=712"},"modified":"2025-06-10T21:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:44:59","slug":"cosplay-flashback-cirucci-thunderwitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirakiracat.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/25\/cosplay-flashback-cirucci-thunderwitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosplay Flashback: Cirucci Thunderwitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>What is Cosplay Flashback? Cosplay Flashback is a blog series where I\u2019ll revisit my older costumes and discuss how I made them and how I would make them differently if I was making them today. I\u2019ve been cosplaying over 10 years and I\u2019ve learned a lot in that time. It\u2019s fun to go back and revisit older costumes with new knowledge. 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