[FairyKing]

My unpopular opinion (apparently) is that Pacific Rim Uprising is actually good, or at the very least a lot of fun to watch. It explores the world in some interesting ways, has some good mysteries and twists, and gives us an actual villain character, all things the first wasn't able to do because it had to establish the foundations of the setting instead.

Regarding the anime, I saw the first episode and it didn't grab me, but maybe it gets better. What I saw seems just fine if you want more Pacific Rim specifically, but if I just wanted to watch any mecha anime there's definitely others I'd choose over it. It did make me realize how much I hate the "begin the series by killing off everyone the protagonist cares about" trope.