I like tha fact that every new Macross series is a step forward, and I also like hints at the past (personally, Frontier would have been nearly orgasmatic if it had Macross 7 instead of Macross 11 at the end, even in a small glimpse). That's why M0 was ok but left me somehow less enthusiastic (altough Roy rocks).
And I think it is not correct to say tha Kawamory doesn't like sequels, as each and every Macross series is a sequel: M7 is a sequel to SDF Macross, along with Plus; Dynamite is a sequel to M7, along with Frontier (wich in turn is a sequel to M0).
Quick list of returning characters and mecha (along with cameos) in Macross sequels and prequels:
M0: Roy fokker
MPlus: VF1 Valkyrie, MAC Monster II, SDF Macross
M7: Exedore, Max, Mirya, VF1 Valkyrie, VF11, VF19 & 22, Destroids, Megaroad 01, Zentradi Warships, SDF Macross (cameo by Hikaru, Misa, Minmay & Britai)
MF: VF0, VF1, SDF Macross, Megaroad 01, M7 warships (cameo by Minmay, Misa, Hikary, Roy, Britai and Mao, Shin and Sara)