Anime fans in Southern California are in luck, as the Burbank International Film Festival will be hosting the West Coast premiere of the Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos anime film this Saturday, September 17th at 1:00pm. The screening will be held at the AMC Independent 6 theater in Burbank, California, and it will be in Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets are available for purchase now here here. Information about the Burbank film festival can be found at its website.
The Sacred Star of Milos is the second Fullmetal Alchemist movie, based on the bestselling manga by Hiromu Arakawa. The movie, directed by Kazuya Murata, premiered in Japan on July 2nd, and had its North American premiere at Otakon 2011 later that month. Funimation Entertainment announced the license of the film in May, and there are plans for a North American theatrical release, but this is not planned until early 2012. A Blu-ray and DVD release will follow afterwards in the Spring.