Kuro is dumping his notes from Macross (not F), and it is beginning to look humorous:

4. Oh those Zentradi spies are kinda LOL. Must be really a trip of their lives sneaking on the ship and experiencing “culture”.

5. Lynn Minmay…. /me facepalms. I’m reminded of Sumire (Renji’s mother) saying in ef; “Passion is a downhill road, while love is an uphill road.” Rather true in Hikaru’s case, don’t you think?

For some irrational reason I try to avoid directed comparisons of older series to the newer series; it feels like cheating somehow. Of course I stack them against each other when there's no implied direction, e.g. "mecha in RahXephon vs. Gurren-Lagann" (completely senseless comparison, but only an example). But it may be good in small quantities.