Ja Kanji: | SHIORI EXPERIENCE ~ジミなわたしとヘンなおじさん~ |
Ja Romaji: | Shiori Ekusuperiensu Jimi na Watashi to Henna Oji-san |
Genre: | Music[1] |
Type: | manga |
Publisher: | Square Enix |
Magazine: | Monthly Big Gangan |
First: | October 25, 2013 |
Volumes: | 21 |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by and . It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan since October 2013.
Shiori Honda is a high school English teacher, whose teenage dreams of becoming a guitarist were cut short when her older brother, a guitarist himself, ran away from home, saddling the family with his 20 million yen debt. This caused Shiori to become disillusioned with her dream. Ten years later, upon her 27th birthday, Shiori suddenly finds herself haunted by the spirit of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, one of the originating members of the 27 Club. She soon learns from him that if she fails to become a legend within a year, she will die. With the famous musician's spirit as her mentor, Shiori sets out to assemble a band and make a name for herself.
Written and illustrated by and, Shiori Experience has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan since October 25, 2013.[2] [3] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first two volumes were released on November 27, 2014. As of October 25, 2023, twenty-one volumes have been released.
The manga placed fourth in Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "Long Seller Comic" category in 2024.[4]