Story:
A little disappointing that the story is moving at a snail's pace but it seems to be taking a much needed boost, after episode 9 threw a whole boatload of information at us. Seems like Macross Galaxy (related to General Galaxy?) could be Frontier's Weyland-Yutani...? Who knows, but it's starting to be a whole lot more interesting.
Art:
Much like SDF Macross, this series has some of the best and worst animation I have seen in a long time. The backgrounds are amazing, the attention to detail is great, and the CG is generally extremely well done. A real shame that the character animation at times can be really poor.
Character:
What I like about Macross is that the character development is much more subtle. People have commented that Sheryl's behavior makes little sense. Pay attention, it does make sense. On the flipside, we haven't seen much from Alto which is a damn shame because he's the main lead. Anyhow, it's nice that the show addresses Alto's feminine appearance.
Side characters could use some work though. Still, we're not even half way so I'm not worried yet.
Sound:
It's no Macross Plus, but it's generally been impressive. The songs are catchy (she's the bloody Galactic Fairy...of course it's going to be *trashy* bubblegum pop) and some are nice in their own right such as Aimo and Diamond Crevasse. The battle music was better in the other Macross shows, but it's hardly something to complain about when it's still pretty solid.
Enjoyment:
It has been a long time since I've enjoyed the action so much. The reuse of some animation is obvious, but generally it's nothing to worry too much about until we see the same VF-171 or tan-coloured VF-25 get blown up again and again. Everything is fast, crisp, and well choreographed. Helps too that the CG is pretty damn impressive.
Too long, didn't read? Macross Frontier is not 'deep'. Macross Frontier is not philosophical. Macross Frontier is good old fun with a spark of quality to it. I wouldn't have my Macross any other way.
