Western audiences caught late‑night anime fever to his rhythm; cool condensed into a trench coat, loose stance, and a final quiet “See you, space cowboy.” Melancholy never looked this smooth ...

Anime has always been known for its diverse ... His mostly all-black wardrobe, which consists of a trench coat, vest, undershirt, leather gloves, slacks, and shoes, emphasizes his refined yet ...

So did the coat’s associations with actors like Alain Delon and Humphrey Bogart and fictional characters like Inspector Gadget and Carmen Sandiego. Trench coats’ postwar ubiquity was a reason ...