The class prepares a Cinderella play for the cultural festival, and Yuki bows out of the prince's part. Elsewhere, a scare in a dark closet stirs old memories of Akito and pushes him toward a rare, halting confession to Kakeru.
Summary
As the yearly cultural festival approaches, Tohru's class begins sorting out casting for a Cinderella production. Yuki steps away from the role of Prince Charming, saying student council keeps him too occupied and that the part simply would not fit him. His council life then takes over: while trying to understand Machi a little better, he ends up trapped in a dark closet and is rescued by her. The fright reawakens memories of Akito, and afterward Yuki manages, in vague terms, to open up to Kakeru about his past and about how he had once searched for a mother figure in Tohru.
Key Events
Yuki Sohma declines the prince's role in the class play and instead grows closer to Machi Kuragi, who frees him after he is locked in a closet. The scare revives his memories of Akito and leads to a guarded confession to Kakeru Manabe. Naohito Sakuragi, Kimi Toudou, Tohru Honda, Arisa Uotani, Saki Hanajima, and Kyo Sohma also appear.
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Notes
Written and drawn by Natsuki Takaya, this thirty-page chapter closes the fourteenth volume as its sixth and final entry, sitting eighty-third in the overall count between Chapter 82 and Chapter 84. Yuki Sohma is featured on the cover. Its image of a young Yuki gazing through a window deliberately mirrors the Chapter 94 cover, which shows a young Machi looking out of one.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Fruits Basket Chapter 83?
In Fruits Basket Chapter 83, Tohru's class casts a Cinderella play for the cultural festival and Yuki Sohma turns down the role of Prince Charming, then gets locked in a dark closet with Machi Kuragi, a scare that revives memories of Akito and leads him to a guarded confession to Kakeru Manabe about Tohru.
Why does Yuki turn down the prince role in the class play?
Yuki Sohma declines the role of Prince Charming in Chapter 83, saying student council duties keep him too busy and that the part simply would not suit him.
What does Yuki confess to Kakeru in Chapter 83?
After being frightened in a dark closet with Machi, Yuki Sohma vaguely opens up to Kakeru Manabe in Chapter 83 about his painful past and about how he once searched for a mother figure in Tohru Honda.
Where does Chapter 83 fall in the manga?
Chapter 83 is the sixth and final chapter of Volume 14 and the eighty-third chapter overall, running thirty pages between Chapter 82 and Chapter 84.
What is notable about the cover of Chapter 83?
Chapter 83 features Yuki Sohma on the cover as a young boy gazing through a window, an image that deliberately mirrors the Chapter 94 cover of a young Machi looking out of a window.
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