Greetings from a Stuffed Lion

Greetings from a Stuffed Lion is the seventh episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: November 16, 2004
 * English Airdate: October 20, 2006
 * Opening Song: *~Asterisk~
 * Ending Song: Life is Like a Boat
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 16 through Chapter 17.
 * Kanji: ぬいぐるみからコンにちは
 * Romaji: "Nuigurumi kara KONnichiwa"
 * Arc: Agent of the Shinigami arc

Summary
Ichigo confronts the Mod Soul possessing his body, but is then distracted by an emerging Hollow. Together, they defeat the Hollow. When Kisuke Urahara, the merchant who sold Rukia her gigai, comes for the "defective" merchandise, Ichigo takes the modified soul back. He places the modified soul into a stuffed lion plushy and names it "Kon." Meanwhile, in Soul Society, another Shinigami is sent to track down Rukia, who has spent too much time in the living world and needs retrieving.