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@Toby and Mini
N: As the main character, I figured Shirou needed an older friend who supported him in his daily life. I wanted a "big sis" character who could always be near Shirou, so a schoolteacher was the ideal role for Taiga. I was aiming for a mature older sister character who was experienced in life and passionate about her kendo; someone who would offer Shirou kendo-inspired life advice. But what I got was Taiga ...
I was thinking Taiga could fill the role of "the person close to the main character who dies tragically", so she was originally quite a mature character.
N: Taiga is not particularly strict about [Shirou's] sexual relations, but she'll also be the first to admit that she's never seen a relationship through to any level of seriousness.
N: She says she's on Sakura's side, but will readily admit that Rin has the best chance at winning Shirou's heart.
N: The Emiya estate was previously maintained by the Fujimura family, but Kiritsugu bought it from them during the previous Holy Grail War. Taiga visited him often because she had a crush on him, and after he died, she felt it was her duty to look after Shirou. I don't know if you could really call her Shirou's guardian because she's more like a semi-unreliable sister... For that matter, I'm not sure we should call her feelings for Kiritsugu a "crush". The way she felt about him is basically the same as the way Shirou felt about him. For these two youths, Kiritsugu was their role model for the grown-up they wanted to be some day.