The first Macross movie was great. It aged better than the original anime and I loved it. That's why I didn't rate Macross II very well. Overall and enjoyment was a 6 for me while the characters and story are a 5 and 4 respectively. If you watched the original Macross or its movie, then you know what will happen here. You have the basic formula of an attacking alien species, songs that will eventually lead to a peace pact, a hot-headed main character who might fall for the slightly younger singer, but instead falls for the slightly older, mature female of the show. It's so predictable that I'm hoping some of the other Macross are a bit more original.
It's hard to judge things from the 80s to standards that we have now. Sound doesn't age well. It does, however, have some nice songs, bringing me to a 7. It's probably unfair for me to compare this to the Macross movie, but I felt like the music there was better and I definitely did go to find it on Youtube by the time I finished.
Art styles over the years have changed for anime, but the art of Macross II is decent. The animation is done well and it's pretty consistent. I enjoyed the designs of the songstresses a lot and decided on another 7/10 here.
TLDR: Macross II is very similar to the original/its movie and doesn't bring much to the table. It was very forgettable.
