Tilina Series

Before the fantasy boom of 1990, Hirokazu Shimada, during his amateur days, drew and wrote a series of fantasy stories set in other worlds, appearing in various magazine comics

Book 1: While training as a magician under his master, Ryu is asked to rescue Princess Albera, who has wandered into a sealed forest... and the past karma surrounding the seal is revealed.

Book 2: Melua, with her golden eyes, was raised by a family of demon hunters whose livelihood is to hunt demons that harm humans. This is a mark of the despised dragon race. This is the story of a girl who tries her best to live amidst the confusion and conflict of those around her.

Book 3: A runaway prince ends up as a medicine merchant. He wants to live a peaceful life, but gets caught up in a conflict with his country and is not allowed to go...

Book 4: A boy living in hiding in the forest is the orphaned child of a queen who was overthrown... He longs to know his origins and why his life is in danger...

Book 5: The protagonist, whose parents were murdered before his eyes when he was a child and who is forced into an unjust situation as a servant, has his destiny set in motion when he saves a young girl who is the head priestess...

Books 6 & 7 are short story collections