The Melanin Tribe

The Melanin Tribe ("Meranin ichizoku" メラニン一族) is a chapter of the Astro Boy manga which originally ran in Shonen magazine in June 1966.

Plot Summary
After an argument with his family about a robot's role in a predominantly human society, Astro Boy and Uran depart to Africa. There, Astro Boy meets the Melanin Tribe's Prince Bulbo, who has been heavy disrespected by human society for being both a robot and an African. Despite this, he takes pride in being a robot that was made in Africa.

Trivia
This chapter continues the storyline running through previous Shonen chapters, Blue Knight and Astro Boy Reborn.

Collected Volumes
This story has been collected in the following volumes:


 * Astro Boy, Volume 16 (Kodansha)
 * Astro Boy, Volume 20 (Dark Horse)