Shonen

if an anime show is categorized as shonen it means that the main target audience is school aged boys. Even though shonen is aimed at boys, that does not mean that girls don't watch it. Shonen has many strong fans of both genders. The content of shonen shows usually involve a lot of martial arts fighting or mecha. Most of the time in shonen, there is a hero and a girl that follows him around. In some shows, though it's not very common in shonen, there is an equal part of a hero and a heroine. An example of a shonen show is Dragon Ball Z. Another example of shonen is Gundam Wing.