9

I had remembered that Ed was 15 in the series, then I realized that I had no clue how old Winry was! Does it say anywhere how old she is, or do they just give an estimate?

TheNinLegoGamer
  • 91
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4
    I always assumed that Winry was the same age as Ed and any size difference between them is because Ed is a mid.....*gets an Auto-mail kick to the head* – Memor-X Nov 15 '15 at 23:53
  • For what it's worth, there's a light novel / short-story (though not by Arakawa) involving Ed, Al, and Winry at the village school . . . but seeing that they live in the countryside, there might be greater fudging between grade boundaries. – Maroon Nov 16 '15 at 09:10

1 Answers1

6

You can check the FMA Wikia

Her year of birth is mentioned as 1899, which is the same as Edward's, although their exact birthdays are never stated. She is 15-16 years old during the course of the manga/anime, and around 18 post-timeskip.

MyAnimeList lists her exact birthday as June 9th, 1899. However, I don't know if there's any credible source for that.

Maroon
  • 14,564
  • 14
  • 71
  • 137
Ashishgup
  • 9,729
  • 7
  • 43
  • 82
  • Arakawa supposedly doesn't really give character birthdays much---this was mentioned in one of the post-chapter inserts I saw (re: Ed's birthday), which [other people](http://ladyloveandjustice.tumblr.com/post/82154053499/) have also mentioned---so the MAL date probably isn't accurate. – Maroon Nov 16 '15 at 00:29
  • @Maroon, I see. Makes you wonder where MAL comes up with that stuff. – Ashishgup Nov 16 '15 at 00:31
  • Interestingly enough, the current revision of the Wikia gives her birthday as July 26 of the same year. I wonder where people are getting these dates. – Maroon Sep 26 '16 at 15:04
  • 1
    Alright, with some digging around, I've found that there is a probably reference for the 1899 year from the second manga guidebook. (See [this forum post](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eMs6jaEHylsJ:www.fullmetal-alchemist.com/forums/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D10945%26mode%3Dthreaded%26pid%3D715216+&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk) and the discussion [here](http://www.absoluteanime.com/fullmetal_alchemist/ed.htm).) – Maroon Sep 26 '16 at 15:45