The Poetry of Ran manga volume 1 features story and art by Yusuke Osawa.

In this high-fantasy tale there are monsters who devour people and all their evil — and the only way to banish them is to absorb these impurities. Torue, a young bard struggling to make a name for herself encounters one such monster hunter, a young man name Ran and decides to travel with him to gain inspiration from his exploits!