10 Smartest Anime Characters Of All Time

10. Winry Rockbell - Fullmetal Alchemist Series

There may be other characters in the Fullmetal Alchemist series who are more book smart than Winry, but not a single character - in either the 2003 adaptation or Brotherhood - has saved the day more with their knowhow than Winry Rockbell.

The reason for this is pretty simple. Everyone seems to completely ignore the fact that if it weren't for her vast mechanical knowledge (primarily when it comes to automail), Edward and Alphonse Elric, the eventual saviors of the day, would have never made it as far as they did.

She was such a brilliant automail technician that even the military, not only regarded her work as genius, but envied it. Her automail held up against things that military grade gear would crumble at, and she didn't even have that much to work with. Winry built unparalleled automail in her garage with a box of scraps. It only ever broke because of Ed's idiocy.

Winry wasn't just a supporting character, but a vital part of the success of the Ed and Al's mission. It's about time she gets the respect she deserves.