Hōkiboshi


 * Artist
 *  Younha


 * Single
 * Houkiboshi


 * Released
 * 2005.05.01


 * Tracklist
 * 1. Houki Boshi (ほうき星)
 * 2. Ashita, Tenki ni Nare (あした、天気になれ)
 * 3. Omoide ni Dekinai (思い出にできない)
 * 4. Houki Boshi (Instrumental) (ほうき星 (Instrumental)

Houkiboshi is the second single released by Younha. It was used as the third ending theme for Bleach; it was used from episode 26 to 38 in the Japanese version and starting at episode 27 in the dubbed version.
 * Information

Japanese Romaji
yozora o miage hitori houkiboshi o mita no

isshun de hajikete wa kiete shimatta kedo

anata no koto omou to mune ga itaku naru no

ima sugu aitai yo dakedo sora wa tobenai kara

moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba

sora kakenuke tonde iku, donna

ashita ga kite mo ko no omoi wa tsuyoi

dakara houkiboshi zutto kowarenai yo

ame ga futte iyada to boyaiteita toki ni

anata ga itta koto ima demo oboeteru

ame no ato no yozora wa kirei ni hoshi ga deru

sore o kangaeru to ame mo suki ni nareru yo ne to

moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba

afureru hikari furasu yo itsumo

kanashii to yozora miru anata ga

egao ni naru youni motto kagayakitai

anata wa itsumo hitori nanika to tatakatteru

soba ni iru koto shika atashi ni wa dekinai ked

moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba

sora kakenuke tonde iku kitto

kanarazu todoku ko no isshun no hikari de

anata no IMA terashi sora o megurou

atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba

kitto soba ni ite ageru, donna toki mo

English Translation
Looking up at the night sky alone, I saw a comet

Though it appeared and vanished in a second

When I think of you, my chest begins to hurt

I want to see you right now, but I can't fly through the sky

If perchance I could have become a comet

I would go flying through the sky

No matter what kind of tomorrow comes, this thought is strong

So my comet is unbreakable

As I was complaining about how hateful the rain was

Even now I still remember what you said

How, after the rain, the night sky is beautifully filled with stars

Thinking of that, I could even come to like the rain

If perchance I could have become a comet

I would always spill my overflowing light

As you look at the night sky when you're sad

I want to sparkle more so that you will smile

You are always fighting something by yourself

Being by your side is all I can do

If perchance I could have become a comet

I would go flying thorugh the sky, surely

I would definitely reach you, with this single moment of light

Lighting up your present and passing through the sky

If I could have become a comet

I would surely stay by your side, at any time

Characters
The third ending theme featured a variety of animations that highlighted each of the Gotei 13's Divisions, particularly the captains and lieutenants. For the most part Yoruichi Shihōin appears in these animations in her cat form, unless otherwise noted.

First Division
Featured in episode 36.

The characters in the animation featuring the 1st Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Ganju Shiba
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * Shunsui Kyōraku
 * Jūshirō Ukitake
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Byakuya Kuchiki
 * Retsu Unohana
 * Soifon
 * Kaname Tōsen
 * Sajin Komamura
 * Sōsuke Aizen
 * Renji Abarai
 * Izuru Kira
 * Tetsuzaemon Iba

Second Division
Featured in episode 31.

The characters in the animation featuring the 2nd Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Soifon
 * Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * Yoruichi Shihōin (in her Shinigami form)

Third Division
Featured in episode 27.

The characters in the animation featuring the 3rd Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Gin Ichimaru
 * Izuru Kira
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Renji Abarai

Fourth Division
Featured in episode 30.

The characters in the animation featuring the 4th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Retsu Unohana
 * Isane Kotetsu
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Hanatarō Yamada
 * Makizō Aramaki
 * Yasochika Iemura
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * Harunobu Ogidō
 * Kiyone Kotetsu

Fifth Division
Featured in episode 34.

The characters in the animation featuring the 5th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Sōsuke Aizen
 * Gin Ichimaru
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya

Sixth Division
Featured in episode 26, but is missing in the English dub.

The characters in the animation featuring the 6th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Renji Abarai
 * Byakuya Kuchiki
 * Hisana Kuchiki
 * Rikichi

Seventh Division
Featured in episode 33.

The characters in the animation featuring the 7th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Sajin Komamura
 * Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * Renji Abarai
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Yachiru Kusajishi
 * Rangiku Matsumoto

Eighth Division
Featured in episode 37.

The characters in the animation featuring the 8th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Nanao Ise
 * Shunsui Kyōraku
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Kiyone Kotetsu
 * Isane Kotetsu

Ninth Division
Featured in episode 32.

The characters in the animation featuring the 9th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Kaname Tōsen
 * Shūhei Hisagi
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Nanao Ise

Tenth Division
Featured in episode 35.

The characters in the animation featuring the 10th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Ganju Shiba
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Gin Ichimaru
 * Momo Hinamori

Eleventh Division
Featured in episode 28.

The characters in the animation featuring the 11th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Kenpachi Zaraki
 * Yachiru Kusajishi
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * Makizō Aramaki

Twelfth Division
Featured in episode 29.

The characters in the animation featuring the 12th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Yoruichi Shihōin
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * Hiyosu
 * Akon
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Kiyone Kotetsu
 * Nanao Ise
 * Kisuke Urahara

Thirteenth Division
Featured in episode 38.

The characters in the animation featuring the 13th Division, in order of appearance, are:
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Jūshirō Ukitake
 * Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * Kiyone Kotetsu
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Kaien Shiba