Uh, yeah, they are.
Look at the way Pokemon is drawn. And you can clearly see it's an anime. (Their chins never move.....)
I have the Original. I love it
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Pokemon may be an anime, but Final Fantasy is definately not. The defintion of anime is a bit sketchy.
- A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sex.
- a distinctive style of animated film that has its roots in Japanese comic books, immediately recognizable and characterized by heavily stylized backgrounds, sci-fi and fantasy themes, highly exaggerated facial expressions with limited facial movement, simulation of motion through varying the background behind a static character or other foreground element, and frequently, big-headed characters with child-like, large eyes; originally called 'Japanimation' Examples: Princess Mononoke (1997) and Spirited Away (2001).