Shinichirō Watanabe’s distinct musical voice is present in all of his works, regardless of where (or when) the narrative is set. Photo: Sentai Filmworks On the morning I meet Shinichirō Watanabe to talk about music at a dimly lit hotel in Manhattan, he’s wearing shades to hide a hangover from a visit to the Blue Note the night before, where he listened to jazz into the wee hours of the morning. The anime auteur responsible for Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo has been rewriting the rules of