"The animé that influenced me the most was the feature film Ghost in the Shell (1995) directed by Mamoru Oshii. The depth and complexity of the characters as well as the designs, which really stuck me as a young art student."
Gunduz was born and raised in New York, who studied CG at Syracuse and 3D modeling at New York University. Erol had always been interested in the people and characters around him who he tries to bring aspects of real world society and personalities into his designs.