Taiga Fujimura

nihongo|Taiga Fujimura|藤村 大河|Fujimura Taiga is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series "Fate/stay night" by TYPE-MOON.

Taiga is an English teacher at Shirō's school, homeroom instructor of Shirō's class and the supervising teacher for the Archery Dojo. She is widely called nihongo|"Tiger"|タイガー|Taigā, a nickname she dislikes ("Taiga" and "Tiger" sound similar in Japanese), though Shirō refers to her as "Fuji-nee" (older sister Fuji). After Kiritsugu died, Taiga became Shirō's guardian and has been living with him for several years. Taiga and Shirō are very close, and she regards him as a younger brother.

The seiyu for Taiga Fujimura is Miki Itou, and her English voice is provided by Julie Anne Taylor. [cite web| url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5394| month=December | year=2006| title=fate/stay night (TV)| publisher=Anime News Network| accessdate=2006-12-01]

History

Taiga's grandfather, Raiga Fujimura, is the Oyabun (親分 "family head") of a yakuza group that operates in Fuyuki City. Like Shirō, she attended Homurabara Gakuen for her education, and is from the same graduating class as Reikan Ryūdō, the older brother of Shirō's friend Issei, and Otoko Hotaruzuka, Shirō's employer. Taiga was idolized as the star of the kendō club, and was soon known as the "Tiger of Fuyuki" due to her prowess; if not for the tiger strap on her shinai, which was considered bad manners, resulting in her disqualification from official tournaments, it is thought that her name would have become famous across all Japan. While in school, she developed a crush on Kiritsugu Emiya, and frequently stopped by his home to see him; the two eventually became friends, and Taiga would often babysit Shirō when he was younger in Kiritsugu's absence.

Role

Taiga is largely a comic relief character; she is irresponsible, clumsy, and prone to sporadic bouts of extreme lethargy or zest. She lives with Shirō under the pretenses of being his caretaker, although she cannot cook and lacks many other domestic skills, relying on Shirō to maintain her welfare. Shirō, however, appreciates Taiga's company, and is more than happy to care for her. When Shirō is in any need of advice, Taiga can be depended on to be a confidante for his worries.

She highly admires Sakura Matō and makes no effort to conceal her desire to see Shirō and Sakura become a couple. Initially, she treats Saber with a distant disdain, as she entered Shirō's home under suspicious circumstances. However, as the series progresses, she warms up to Saber, and treats her with as much affection as she does with Sakura and Shirō. Saber, for her part, is bemused by Taiga's childishness, yet simultaneously respects her for her kind, honest nature.

In "Fate", Taiga challenges Saber to a kendō match, where she is defeated; Saber's skill earns Taiga's respect, and at the same time, Saber comes to recognize Taiga's role as Shirō's proper guardian. Following the end of the war, she and Shirō adopt Illyasviel von Einzbern, although Ilya and Taiga are frequently at odd ends with one another.

During "Unlimited Blade Works", Taiga is abducted by Caster as a hostage to lure Shirō and Saber to the Ryūdō Temple. She is freed along with Saber after Caster's stronghold collapses. Taiga has no major part in "Heaven's Feel".

References

External links

* [http://www.tigerthemovie.com Official Joke Website for the "TIGER the MOVIE"] jp icon