Eleventh Division



"11th division - the faces in Team Zaraki - the love for fighting to them is like the need for three meals a day!" - Tite Kubo

The, also known as Squad 11 in the English Dub (and is sometimes called the Zaraki Corps), is one of the Gotei 13, headed by Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.

Current
Captain
 * Kenpachi Zaraki

Kenpachi is currently the Captain for the 11th Division. He is the only one of the current Captains to have achieved this rank by the method of killing the previous Captain.

Lieutenant
 * Yachiru Kusajishi

Yachiru is the current Lieutenant of the 11th Division. She is currently the youngest Lieutenant in the Gotei 13.


 * Ikkaku Madarame

Ikkaku is the 3rd Seat of the 11th Division. He is the only officer below the rank of Lieutenant shown to have learned Bankai.


 * Yumichika Ayasegawa

Yumichika is the 5th Seat of the 11th Division. Despite being the 5th seat his power is at level of most Lieutenants.

Unseated and Officers of Unknown Rank

Makizō is a Shinigami that has been in the 11th Division for ten years. Yachiru has nicknamed him "Maki-Maki" although sometimes she forgets and just gives him another nickname.

Former
Former 6th Seat
 * Renji Abarai

Renji rose up to the rank of 6th Seat of the 11th Division after his transfer from the 5th Division. While as a member of the 11th Division he learned how to fight more efficiently from Ikkaku. He remained there until his promotion to Lieutenant of the 6th Division.

Former Unseated and Officers of Unknown Rank
 * (deceased)

Ichinose as he is mostly referred left the 11th Division after Zaraki took over as the new Captain.


 * Tetsuzaemon Iba

Iba served a member of the Eleventh Division, under Zaraki. Despite the specialization of the Division he also trained to use Kidō, as it would make him more likely to be promoted. He eventually became the Lieutenant of the 7th Division.

Insignia
The Insignia for the Eleventh Division of the Gotei 13 is the Yarrow. The meaning behind this symbol is Fight

Special Duties
The Eleventh Division is the melee combat Division with a specialization in swords-only combat, forgoing the other Shinigami arts. A common theme for the Captain of the 11th Division is to take on the name Kenpachi or the best swordsman of each generation.

Trivia

 * It's notable that the 11th division has a special organization that differs significantly from that of the other 12 divisions of the Gotei 13. For example, the Lieutenant is one of the youngest Shinigami in the Gotei 13 (if not the actual youngest), the 4th Seat (Yumichika) is 5th seat because he can't be 3rd seat (as his friend Ikkaku is) and "4 sounds awful", so there is no 4th seat. The captain (Kenpachi) is the only captain among the Gotei 13 that hasn't achieved Bankai, and doesn't even know his zanpakuto's name, while the 3rd seat (Ikkaku) is the only member of the division to achieve Bankai. Also, in the Anime presentation of the divisions (in the 3rd Bleach ending video), the 11th's last picture, usually reserved for the Captain and the Lieutenant, prints all the division. This may have lead people to think that there is no real organization, and that the division is a single cohesive unit.


 * It is also noteworthy that at least two of the current lieutenants belonging to other divisions were formerly affiliated to the Eleventh Division: Renji Abarai and Tetsuzaemon Iba.