Fourth Division

The, also known as Squad 4 in the English Dub, is one of the Gotei 13, headed by Captain Retsu Unohana.

Current
Captain
 * Retsu Unohana

Retsu is the current Captain of the 4th Division.

Lieutenant
 * Isane Kotetsu

Isane is the current Lieutenant for the 4th Division. She is the older sister of Kiyone Kotetsu.



Yasochika is the 3rd seat of the 4th Division as well as the leader of the first relief team. He is know to keep a medical journal in which he documents most of the happenings of the 4th Division.


 * Hanatarō Yamada

Hanatarō is the 7th seat of the 4th Division as well as the leader of the 14th Advanced Relief Team.



Harunobu is the 8th Seat of the 4th Division as well as the second leader of the first relief team. He is shown to be very popular with the ladies as most of the 4th Division's mail is addressed to him from the women of the Soul Society.

Former
Former Lieutenant
 * Seinosuke Yamada

During the Turn Back the Pendulum time period about a century before the current timeline, Seinosuke served as the lieutenant of the 4th Division under Captain Unohana. His current status and how long he served before Isane Kotetsu took over his position are unknown.

Former Unseated and Officers of Unknown Rank
 * Izuru Kira

Sometime prior to becoming a the Lieutenant of the 3rd Division and possibly before serving in the 5th Division Kira was a member served Captain Unohana under the 4th Division.

Insignia
The Insignia for the 4th Division of the Gotei 13, is the Bellflower. The meaning behind the symbol is Those who grieve are loved.

Special Duties
The 4th Division is the medical/supply division. They are responsible for both treating the injured and doing most manual labor, such as cleaning the Seireitei. The 4th Division is further divided into teams that have specific assigned jobs. They are looked down upon by the 11th Division who usually bully them around, although most members of the 11th Division are afraid of the Captain Retsu Unohana.

Trivia

 * Although the 3rd Ending of the anime mostly focused on the Captain and Lieutenant of the division, the ending for Fourth Division spends substantial time with other members of their squad, particularly on Hanatarō Yamada, who was focused on due to his connection to the Ichigo during the invasion. Similarly, Hanatarō appears in the final shot with Captain Unohana and Lieutenant Kotetsu, the only special lower Squad member to do so outside Eleventh Division (which featured the entire division) and Thirteenth Division (which featured both 3rd Seats due to unique circumstances).