Clue 2: The show incorporates a fairly popular IP (Though this was sort of obvious from clue 1.)
Since I didn't say Clue 1 officially, I'll restate it here. Clue 1: It is one of those shows that is sometimes regarded as something that shouldn't have existed.
Nope, this show does not have any critical acclaim as far as I know (while someone may have said it was good, in general the show is not viewed very highly)
Hint 4: Macross Frontier shares a very similar genre with this show