I'm not trying to brag but I am big on anime. My favs are evangelion (the best series of all time IMO), bebop, naussica, kenshin, macross. Dragon ball is bearable but DBZ and the others blow.
Honestly I recommend watching evangelion, it’s the biggest mind trip you will ever experience. Its more fucked up than watching "the wall" on acid. But you will not regret it.
Oh yes, Bleach's story and fights get much better. wait until the soul society arc kicks in
plus there is the Arrancar/vizard arc and the Hueco Mondo arc. The problem is right after the awesome Soul society arc there is the bount filler arc which id long and boring. Still worth watching the show though, if not just to meet the absolutely badass villan that is Ulquiorra
soul eater is a pretty cool new show. Search it on Megavideo.com. and watch the 7 episodes that are out. It's hilairous.
I enjoyed Watching Full metal Alchemist. It has a great storyline and many twists. you'll keep guessing until the end. Personally I enjoyed Gungrave, Champloo and Death Note more than Full Metal, but it's still worth watching.
I though Bepop was quite average in terms of plot. Had decent music and good animation, but I didn't like the pointless episodes, plot holes, unlikeable characters and quite uninteresting villain. Champloo is easily the superior show in my eyes.