Ahahahhaa - Noted. 

They would both be such adorable pixel guys, I can’t stand it.  <3

But, to be correct about the whole thing, they’d be Otaku Mascots rather than shimeiji, which is just like the late 90s/early 2000s version of the same kind of concept.  Which, considering the dates the show was made, it’s vaguely appropriate.   They’re not as advanced, from my understanding, and you can’t have them running rampant on your screen.  They just sit where they’re put, do their idle animations for forever, and usually have options for being clicked on. 

I use this program frankly just because I know how and I don’t do this often enough to justify the time sink to learn a whole new system.  So it’s a little clunkier, but it is charming as hell.

The ones I’ve made already are linked in my sidebar, but here is the link as well, because I’m nice.  They’re all Garak and Bashir flavored, but it gives you an idea.