Well i haven't seen the original but this show is amazing!! Animation is wonderful and even though i am not a big fan of animes with mechs and robots this show is far from it. It has a battlestar galactica feeling all the way, though the story seems much more complicated. The set is in the future with mankind searching for new habitable planets and Macross Frontier being one of the convoys, with of the things displayed are pretty convincing. The songs are awesome too and most of the characters are pretty convincing taking into consideration their true motives.

animation 9/10 story 10/10 music 10/10 characters 9/10 villains 10/10

definitely worth watching!!