Fix: respect animated=True for imshow; add regression test (closes #18985) #30643
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AxesImage objects created by imshow(..., animated=True) were still drawn on the initial render. Other artists marked animated=True are skipped until explicitly drawn, so this was inconsistent.
This PR removes the special-case that exempted AxesImage from the animated filter in _AxesBase.draw. Animated images are now treated the same as other animated artists on first draw. A regression test asserts visual equality with a blank reference.
Why needed: makes animated=True semantics consistent across artist types and prevents confusing initial frames in animation workflows.
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