Let me set the record straight! Macross Frontier is made of WIN AND AWESOME!

Yes that's right! WIN AND AWESOME!

Let me break it down for you.

New Macross series = WIN
Beautiful animation = WIN
witty dialogue = WIN
Great soundtrack (by Yoko Kanno) = AWESOME
Homages to the original Macross = AWESOME
Beautiful characters = WIN
Male lead who's a pretty boy simply so that the writers can make fun of him = WIN
Ass-kicking jet-fighter/mecha = AWESOME
Lots of missiles = WIN
Ass-kicking jet-fighter/mecha with lots of missiles = WIN & AWESOME!
did I mention lots of missiles? = double AWESOME
Hippocows = WIN
Deculture! = AWESOME!
Sexy giant Zentraedi pilot chick who turns into a loli when micronized = ...uh, yeah WIN (she's got something for everyone)

See, clearly the series is made of WIN AND AWESOME (any more reasons and I might have to break out some long division). And it's enough to make me actually care about a mecha anime series after I all but swore 'em off a few years back.