For anime: Not sure about that one. Don't watch much anime staring or containing animals. As for videogames, it seems like good videogame designers refuse to allow them in their games unless they're evil. Sure, shovelware companies will produce almost nothing but animal games, but who honestly wants to play a game about doofy little hamsters in a talant show, and the game has a photoshoped boxart that makes you want to blow grocceries?