Yuki wrestles with the fear he carries and with what Tohru truly means to him. To do that he has to confront where his pain began, sinking back into memories of the loneliness and cruelty he lived through inside the Sohma family.
Summary
The chapter finds Yuki attempting to stand up to his own trauma and to understand honestly how he regards Tohru. Doing so forces him to reach for its very source. His thoughts travel back through the years, revisiting the misery, the isolation, and the mistreatment he suffered at the hands of his mother, Akito, and other relatives within the Sohma household.
Key Events
Yuki Sohma looks inward, confronting the origins of his lasting wounds as he reflects on his childhood suffering under his mother, Akito Sohma, and the wider family. A broad Sohma cast appears in these recollections, among them Shigure, Kagura, Momiji, Hatori, Ritsu, Hatsuharu, Kureno, Isuzu, Ayame, and Kyo, along with a Sohma maid.
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Notes
Natsuki Takaya wrote and illustrated this thirty-page chapter, which opens the fifteenth volume as its first entry and marks the eighty-fourth of the series. It follows Chapter 83 and leads into Chapter 85. The cover brings together Yuki Sohma, Ayame and Yuki's mother, and a Sohma maid.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Fruits Basket Chapter 84?
In Fruits Basket Chapter 84, Yuki Sohma confronts his own trauma and tries to understand his true feelings for Tohru Honda, which sends him back through memories of the loneliness and mistreatment he suffered from his mother, Akito, and the wider Sohma family.
Whose mistreatment does Yuki recall in Chapter 84?
Chapter 84's flashbacks revisit the suffering Yuki Sohma endured under his mother, Akito Sohma, and the broader Sohma household, with a wide cast including Shigure, Kagura, Momiji, Hatori, Ritsu, Hatsuharu, Kureno, Isuzu, Ayame, and Kyo appearing in the recollections.
Who is on the cover of Chapter 84?
The cover of Chapter 84 brings together Yuki Sohma, Ayame and Yuki's mother, and a Sohma maid.
Where does Chapter 84 fall in the manga?
Chapter 84 opens Volume 15 as its first chapter and is the eighty-fourth chapter overall, spanning thirty pages between Chapter 83 and Chapter 85.
Who wrote and illustrated Chapter 84?
Fruits Basket Chapter 84 was written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya.
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