What anime is Edward Elric from?
Edward Elric is from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Edward Elric appears in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, a TV anime that premiered in 2009 and ran for 64 episodes.
Also known as Ed, Fullmetal Alchemist, Pipsqueak, Little Red Runt, Shorty.
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Who is Edward Elric?
Edward "Fullmetal Alchemist" Elric is a young alchemical prodigy. He is the youngest State Alchemist ever to be recognized by the Amestris State Military, having received the title at the age of 12. Ed's primary motivation throughout the series is to return his younger brother, Alphonse, to his original body, which was lost in a failed human transmutation.
About Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost." Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation: the one forbidden act of alchemy. They pay a terrible price for their transgression—Edward loses his left leg, Alphonse his physical body.
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What anime is Edward Elric from?
Edward Elric is a character from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009).
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