Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Movie, 2011, Brotherhood, Set in Table City
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is #4 of 4 in release order and #2 of 4 in chronological order in the Fullmetal Alchemist.
The story
A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos recap
This side story takes place during Brotherhood. Ed and Al chase an escaped prisoner, Melvin Voyager, to Table City on the border with Creta, where the Milosian people live in poverty in a valley below. They meet Julia Crichton, a young Milosian alchemist, and learn that Melvin claims to be her long-lost brother, Ashleigh. The Milosians, led by the fighter Miranda, want independence from Amestris and Creta, and Julia hopes to make a Sanguine Star, a Philosopher's Stone made from the red water of the valley, to free her people. The brothers discover the red water is tied to human lives. Melvin's real name is Atlas, a former Crichton guard, and the Cretan officer Colonel Herschel is pursuing his own plans for the Star.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos ending explained
Atlas uses Miranda's blood to create the Star, and she dies. Herschel sends lava toward the valley, and Julia swallows the Star to stop it with Al's help. Herschel turns out to be the real Ashleigh and kills Atlas. Julia fights her brother, then uses the Gate to save him, losing a leg as both Stars crumble. The Milosians win their independence, Julia stays to lead them and Ashleigh returns to Creta, while Ed and Al take the train back to Central.
Post-credits scenes
The credits play over L'Arc-en-Ciel's "Good Luck My Way". There is no post-credits scene.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, MyAnimeList 7.26
Where it fits
- Release order: after Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, before Fullmetal Alchemist.
What to watch before Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), which Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011) continues. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos itself is optional in the Fullmetal Alchemist order.
Cast
- Romi Park as Edward Elric (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Alphonse Elric (voice)
- Maaya Sakamoto as Julia Crichton (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Melvin Voyager (voice) / Atlas (voice)
- Sakiko Tamagawa as Miranda (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Roy Mustang (voice)
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Herschel (voice) / Ashley Crichton (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Riza Hawkeye (voice)
- Megumi Takamoto as Winry Rockbell (voice)
- Hideyuki Umezu as Peter Soyuz (voice)
- Yusaku Yara as Vatanen (voice)
- Yukimasa Kishino as Gonzales (voice)
Directed by Kazuya Murata.