1. Raise your eyes you can see
shooting stars up in the night skyCopy !req
2. Raise your eyes you can see
shooting stars up in the night skyCopy !req
3. One, two...Copy !req
4. The sound resonates
Into my heart, so hard and deepCopy !req
5. A field of stars spans endlessly
And through it I carve a passagewayCopy !req
6. In step with time
as generations changeCopy !req
7. Close your eyes and listen closelyCopy !req
8. Shooting stars stream on silently...
until the goodbyeCopy !req
9. Keep the light inside of you,
never give up don't ever loseCopy !req
10. Transcend time and you will prove,
there is a special place for youCopy !req
11. A blaze of glory is there,Copy !req
12. It's all a part of our estate;
life is our story to createCopy !req
13. Raise your eyes you can see
shooting stars up in the night skyCopy !req
14. Wishes speak from ages old
by voice of lightCopy !req
15. Throughout the age,
never fade awayCopy !req
16. A secret fire, a scream of light,
voices calling through twilightCopy !req
17. Cast your thoughts to the wind,
hang your wishes on the moonCopy !req
18. Live your life with
all your strengthCopy !req
19. for dreams will
reach you very soonCopy !req
20. Raise your eyes you can see
shooting stars up in the night skyCopy !req
21. Wishes speak from ages old
by voice of lightCopy !req
22. Throughout the age,
never fade awayCopy !req
23. Someday your dream will find
its place somewhereCopy !req
24. Keep shining like a starCopy !req
25. I will go.Copy !req
26. This hill is really steep.Copy !req
27. Is it? It doesn't bother me.Copy !req
28. But if you say things like that...Copy !req
29. Hang in there, Yuzu! Don't give up!Copy !req
30. Your dad is rooting for you!Copy !req
31. See?Copy !req
32. Ignore him, Yuzu!Copy !req
33. If you pay attention to him,
it will only encourage him.Copy !req
34. How naïve. Even if you ignore me,
I'm automatically hyped up!Copy !req
35. Run!Copy !req
36. My deathblow: Father's Slide!Copy !req
37. Begone... to the ends of the earth!Copy !req
38. Now's our chance. Let's go.Copy !req
39. It's only June,
but it sure is hot today.Copy !req
40. It was June 17 that day too,
but what a difference.Copy !req
41. Oh, someone else is here.Copy !req
42. You're right. I wonder if
she's here to visit a grave too.Copy !req
43. Huh? But...Copy !req
44. She's waving.Copy !req
45. Ichigo, do you know her?Copy !req
46. No! I don't know her!Copy !req
47. Not at all! If I say
I don't know her, I don't!Copy !req
48. There's something
familiar about her...Copy !req
49. I remember now!Copy !req
50. She's a classmate
from middle school!Copy !req
51. It's all coming back to me!
Oh, man! I feel so nostalgic.Copy !req
52. I think I want to talk to
her all alone, right now!Copy !req
53. Therefore, I'll go over
and have a talk with her.Copy !req
54. You two go on ahead to Mom's grave!Copy !req
55. Ichigo!Copy !req
56. What? Karin,
what do you mean by that?Copy !req
57. Well, I think the time for you to
let go of your brother is close at hand.Copy !req
58. Huh? What do you mean?
Karin, wait a minute!Copy !req
59. Why the heck did you
follow me here?Copy !req
60. Idiot! What if a Hollow appears
when I'm not around?Copy !req
61. That's no reason to...
I mean...Copy !req
62. If you're gonna follow me,
be more discreet!Copy !req
63. Well, pardon me...
The thought didn't cross my mind.Copy !req
64. What are you mad about?Copy !req
65. I'm not really mad...Copy !req
66. "Killed..."Copy !req
67. That's what you said
about your mother, right?Copy !req
68. I didn't say that.Copy !req
69. Who killed her?Copy !req
70. I never said that. Forget it.Copy !req
71. You said you've been
able to see spiritsCopy !req
72. ever since you can remember,
didn't you?Copy !req
73. Then, answer one question.Copy !req
74. The one who killed your mother...Copy !req
75. Wasn't it a Hollow?Copy !req
76. There is that possibility.Copy !req
77. If your spiritual capabilities
were suchCopy !req
78. that you were able to see souls
since you were so little,Copy !req
79. the Hollow that came after youCopy !req
80. may have killed your mother
by mistake—!Copy !req
81. I can't take this anymore!Copy !req
82. You've got to be kidding.Copy !req
83. As far as you're concerned,
Hollows are responsible for everything.Copy !req
84. There was never
anything funny about it,Copy !req
85. but when you give that
as a reason for itCopy !req
86. there isn't anything
that's less funny!Copy !req
87. Sorry to disappoint you,
but you're way off base.Copy !req
88. It wasn't a Hollow or anything.Copy !req
89. The one who killed my mom...Copy !req
90. was me.Copy !req
91. Hey, Ichigo!Copy !req
92. Huh? When Ichigo was little?Copy !req
93. Why do you ask,
out of the blue?Copy !req
94. Did something happen?Copy !req
95. Yes, well actually...Copy !req
96. I might have found out
about his secret.Copy !req
97. His secret?Copy !req
98. Yeah. Ichigo might really be
a hero protecting the earth!Copy !req
99. A h-hero, is he?Copy !req
100. I think I was around four
when I first met that hero.Copy !req
101. He came to my dojo with
hair an unbelievable color,Copy !req
102. holding his unbelievably
beautiful mother's hand,Copy !req
103. and with this unbelievably
goofy grin on his face.Copy !req
104. He was skinny and wimpy
and looked so weak.Copy !req
105. He was such a weakling...Copy !req
106. Speaking of which,
I was the first one to make him cry.Copy !req
107. I just poked him once,
as a joke.Copy !req
108. It didn't even take ten seconds.Copy !req
109. But even if he had been crying,Copy !req
110. as soon as he saw his mother
who'd come to pick him up...Copy !req
111. he'd immediately break out
into a smile.Copy !req
112. I hated that about him.Copy !req
113. A boy shouldn't be so happy
when he's lost.Copy !req
114. That's what I thought,
looking at his smiling face.Copy !req
115. He was such a weak mama's boy...Copy !req
116. but he seemed really happy,
like he was having a great time.Copy !req
117. And then... when we were nine...Copy !req
118. his mother passed away.Copy !req
119. Yeah... We were still nine.Copy !req
120. He was still a wimp,
always clinging to his mother...Copy !req
121. but she died...Copy !req
122. He didn't come to school
from that day...Copy !req
123. I wondered what he was doing,
so I went looking for him andCopy !req
124. I found him on the riverbank
where his mother had died.Copy !req
125. He was there
with his book bag on his back.Copy !req
126. When he got tired, he'd crouch down,
but then he'd stand up again.Copy !req
127. Day after day, he seemed to be
searching for his mother, all day long.Copy !req
128. I couldn't bear to see him like that...
Ichigo, back then.Copy !req
129. Tatsuki...Copy !req
130. "I killed my mom..."?Copy !req
131. The one who killed your mother...
Wasn't it a Hollow?Copy !req
132. I'm such an idiot...Copy !req
133. Hey, Sis!Copy !req
134. What is it, Kon?Copy !req
135. Didn't I tell you not to come
out until I called you?Copy !req
136. But Sis, it's pretty
hot in here.Copy !req
137. Give me a break.Copy !req
138. Can't we go home yet?Copy !req
139. Didn't I tell you?Copy !req
140. We've got to stay near him,Copy !req
141. or we'll be too late if a Hollow
makes an appearance.Copy !req
142. That's all you think about,
Hollows, Hollows, Hollows!Copy !req
143. Listen, if your job is
all you think about,Copy !req
144. you're going to lose
all your friends!Copy !req
145. Oh... Ugh!Copy !req
146. I-I'm sorry. Are you mad now?Copy !req
147. What is it?Copy !req
148. Hm... I sure slept well... Huh?Copy !req
149. Good morning!Copy !req
150. You!Copy !req
151. I get nothing but
these difficult missions, you see.Copy !req
152. I can't do them unless
I get plenty of sleep.Copy !req
153. S-Soul Reaper?Copy !req
154. Oh, no! Oh, no!Copy !req
155. You said, "mission?"Copy !req
156. See ya!Copy !req
157. Yeah. See you tomorrow!Copy !req
158. Oh!Copy !req
159. Oh my... What a mean truck driver.Copy !req
160. Are you all right?Copy !req
161. I'm sorry. Let's switch places.
I'll walk on the side next to the road.Copy !req
162. It's okay. I'm wearing a raincoat,
so I'm all right.Copy !req
163. I'll protect you from things
like what just happened there.Copy !req
164. Oh, you're so reliable...Copy !req
165. But no...Copy !req
166. I can't let you walk on that side
as long you can't beat Tatsuki!Copy !req
167. I won a point from her last time.Copy !req
168. There, you're all cleaned up.Copy !req
169. - Hm...
- Let's go!Copy !req
170. - Huh?
- Mom, can I hold your hand?Copy !req
171. Of course.Copy !req
172. I would always feel at ease...Copy !req
173. whenever my mother was nearby.Copy !req
174. Huh? What's that girl doing?Copy !req
175. Back then,
I still couldn't tell the differenceCopy !req
176. between humans who were living
and those who were dead.Copy !req
177. - Wait a minute, Mom!
- Ichigo...Copy !req
178. No, Ichigo!Copy !req
179. When I was really little,Copy !req
180. my dad told me they gave me
the name "Ichigo"Copy !req
181. which means "to completely protect
one thing you set your mind on."Copy !req
182. When I heard that,
I decided to protect my mother.Copy !req
183. I decided that, but...Copy !req
184. I don't know what caused it...Copy !req
185. but it was clear that it happened
as she tried to save me.Copy !req
186. I just loved my mom.Copy !req
187. Not only me... so did Yuzu and Karin,
who were only four.Copy !req
188. And Dad loved Mom, too.Copy !req
189. Our whole family
revolved around her.Copy !req
190. And she was snatched away...Copy !req
191. from that central point...Copy !req
192. by me.Copy !req
193. It's been a while, Mom...
Have you been well?Copy !req
194. Well, if you're dead,
there's no being well or not, I guess.Copy !req
195. We're all doing great—
me, Yuzu, and Ichigo, too.Copy !req
196. Quit crying, already, Yuzu.
You do this every year.Copy !req
197. We're 11 already this year,
we're grownups.Copy !req
198. I know... I know that, but...Copy !req
199. You don't know anything...Copy !req
200. Now, now, now!Copy !req
201. Cheer up!Copy !req
202. It's time now for our annualCopy !req
203. "Kurosaki Family Headstone
Dominoes Tournament"!Copy !req
204. A full two-and-a-half hours
of tombstone toppling—Copy !req
205. Why don't you go and
start your life over from scratch?Copy !req
206. There'll be some
"wardrobe malfunctions," too...Copy !req
207. To be honest, that shaggy guy
has so much energy it's annoying.Copy !req
208. There'll even be some peeks!Copy !req
209. Go away!Copy !req
210. Wait!Copy !req
211. Just who are you?Copy !req
212. Answer the question.Copy !req
213. It's been a while...Copy !req
214. The name Rukia Kuchiki was famous
back at the Soul Reaper Academy.Copy !req
215. Adopted into
the noble Kuchiki family...Copy !req
216. you were known as the 'Princess
from the Rukon District.'Copy !req
217. Oh, and I'm Eikichiro Saidoh.Copy !req
218. I was two years ahead of you.
You remember me, don't you?Copy !req
219. Come on!
I was pretty popular too.Copy !req
220. People used to call me
"that funny guy."Copy !req
221. - See?
- I don't remember you.Copy !req
222. R-Really?Copy !req
223. Oh, whatever.Copy !req
224. Anyway...Copy !req
225. I have a few questions for you.Copy !req
226. You can't hide it forever...Copy !req
227. Are you from the Stealth Force?Copy !req
228. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Ta-dah... You are correct!Copy !req
229. Quit fooling around!
What is it you want?Copy !req
230. Ichigo! Where are you?Copy !req
231. Sis is... Huh?Copy !req
232. Sis is!Copy !req
233. Here we go...Copy !req
234. You!Copy !req
235. Ichigo!Copy !req
236. They're getting
pretty irritated over there...Copy !req
237. They're wondering
why you haven't come back.Copy !req
238. Hollows appear.
Orders come in too.Copy !req
239. That's why I haven't gone back.
That's all there is to it.Copy !req
240. Then why are you
dressed like that?Copy !req
241. Dressed? What does it matter,
how I dress?Copy !req
242. Oh, well,
I guess you've finally come of age.Copy !req
243. What are you talking about?Copy !req
244. Don't hide it. Don't hide it.Copy !req
245. It's him, isn't it?Copy !req
246. The guy who's mother is said
to have been killed by a Hollow.Copy !req
247. The guy with the spiked hair!Copy !req
248. What are you getting it?Copy !req
249. Is it pity?Copy !req
250. Or, are you looking for pleasure
in the human world?Copy !req
251. It's none of your business!Copy !req
252. Shall I sew
that mouth of yours shut?Copy !req
253. Don't be so embarrassed.Copy !req
254. It's best to be straightforward.Copy !req
255. But... doing it with a human boy...Copy !req
256. Guess you can't say it—!Copy !req
257. No good, huh?Copy !req
258. Too bad. I thought that would
be a good excuse.Copy !req
259. If I don't get an answer
the superiors will be happy with,Copy !req
260. I'll have to take you back,
even if I have to drag you.Copy !req
261. Is that a threat?Copy !req
262. Well...Copy !req
263. I have no intention of
returning for a while.Copy !req
264. Now you've done it...
I have no choice.Copy !req
265. Sis!Copy !req
266. Rukia!Copy !req
267. Hey! Who are you?Copy !req
268. Yo, Spiky! You can see me?Copy !req
269. Kon, who is this guy?Copy !req
270. How should I know?Copy !req
271. What? You're the one who said
it was an emergency!Copy !req
272. Hey, Spiky...Copy !req
273. What about you?
Who are you? I'm...Copy !req
274. Ichigo! Don't!Copy !req
275. I'm a Substitute Soul Reaper!Copy !req
276. Soul Reaper?Copy !req
277. No way...
What a stupid joke.Copy !req
278. That's too funny.Copy !req
279. Really, Rukia Kuchiki...
This is a serious crime.Copy !req
280. A serious crime?Copy !req
281. What's he talking about?Copy !req
282. Oh, well. It's no fun fighting
a dumb Gigai, but anyway...Copy !req
283. Let's do this, Spiky!Copy !req
284. W-What?Copy !req
285. D-Damn it!Copy !req
286. Huh? Ughh...Copy !req
287. It's the end!Copy !req
288. Huh?Copy !req
289. Ugh...Copy !req
290. Stupid Ichigo...Copy !req
291. Interesting. You transformed,
and you're a human.Copy !req
292. How did you get that ability?Copy !req
293. Like I'd tell you
after attacking me so suddenly...Copy !req
294. Ichigo! Back away! This is my...Copy !req
295. You don't have your sword.
What can you do?Copy !req
296. Out of the way, Kon!Copy !req
297. What's wrong?Copy !req
298. Karin?Copy !req
299. There you are!Copy !req
300. What's the matter?Copy !req
301. Where's Dad?Copy !req
302. He said he was going to
have a talk with the priest.Copy !req
303. That good-for-nothing!Copy !req
304. I'm going to have you
keep me company for a while.Copy !req
305. The bigger the bait, the better...Copy !req
306. Karin?Copy !req
307. Heh-heh-heh!Copy !req
308. Yuzu! Run!Copy !req
309. He's strong...Copy !req
310. What's with you, anyway?Copy !req
311. Is brute strength all you've got?Copy !req
312. You have no idea how to fight.Copy !req
313. Shut up!Copy !req
314. What is it?Copy !req
315. It's a Hollow!Copy !req
316. - A Hollow?
- A Hollow?Copy !req
317. Where is it?Copy !req
318. Close... and... Look at this!Copy !req
319. This spiritual energy...
It's quite a big one!Copy !req
320. Hmm... Seems pretty strong...Copy !req
321. Aargh! What?
You want to fight again?Copy !req
322. Ichigo, now's not the time!Copy !req
323. Your family
might be in danger again!Copy !req
324. Let's go!Copy !req
325. H-Hey!Copy !req
326. Oh, no!Copy !req
327. - Karin!
- No! Don't come near!Copy !req
328. Karin! Karin! What's going on?Copy !req
329. Yuzu!Copy !req
330. What's happening?Copy !req
331. Yuzu...Copy !req
332. What did he mean
by "serious crime"?Copy !req
333. Don't worry about
my problems now!Copy !req
334. We've got to save
your family first!Copy !req
335. Aren't you going to ask me
anything about my mother?Copy !req
336. If I do, will you answer me?Copy !req
337. It's your problem...Copy !req
338. a deep... deep problem.Copy !req
339. I have no way of
asking you about it.Copy !req
340. There's no good way to ask you
without tracking mud into your heart.Copy !req
341. That's why I'll wait.Copy !req
342. When you're ready to talk,
tell me about it...Copy !req
343. I'll wait until then.Copy !req
344. Oh dear, this is a problem.Copy !req
345. What should I do?Copy !req
346. Yuzu...Copy !req
347. You're so noisy.
One hostage is good enough.Copy !req
348. Though the voyage must continue onCopy !req
349. May seas always be calmCopy !req
350. When the cycle of the moon
has renewed may it shineCopy !req
351. Its light to guide your boatCopy !req
352. I offer this voyage a prayerCopy !req
353. With each new day that still awaitsCopy !req
354. On vividly shining seasCopy !req
355. To the end of the journeyCopy !req
356. I decided... to protect...Copy !req