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The FUNimation Channel on YouTube has recently added a trailer for the Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos film. The DVD/Blu-ray discs are scheduled for release in the Spring of 2012. Mark your calendars so you can let your purchasing agents know when to order the film for your library.
Eleven Arts has stated that Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos will be showing in around 100 theaters this winter. Your patrons will want to contact their local movie houses to see if they are going to be one of the lucky few theaters that will be showing this movie. These releases usually happen in larger cities like New York, Denver, or San Francisco.
More film festivals with be screening Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos. Three of the locations have not finalized when the screening will be, but it has been scheduled to screen during their festival. Check below to see if any of the screenings will be in your area:
The Hawaii International Film Festival – October 18 at 9:15 p.m.; The Vancouver Asian Film Festival – TBA; Toronto’s Reel Asian International Film Festival – TBA; and The San Francisco International Animation Festival – TBA.
Librarians in the Burbank, California area let your patrons know about this upcoming event. This Saturday, the 17th, the Burbank International Film Festival will host the West Coast premiere of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos. The viewing will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the AMC Independent 6 theater.
If your patrons live in the Tokyo, Japan area or you have patrons that will be visiting Tokyo in the very near future and they are into anime and manga you might pass along this information. To celebrate the Fullmetal Allchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos movie Namco Ninja Town, starting June 25 and running through July 24, will feature 23 deserts based on the film. Ninja Town is an indoor theme park in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro ward. Above are three of the deserts: 1st – “Alphonse Ice Cream”; 2nd – “Flame Burger Set”; and 3rd – “Fluffy Fluffy Xiao Mei. Below you can jump over to AnimeNews Network’s site for see images of the deserts.