Complex sentence: The opening animation is a homage to the legendary Daicon IV "Twilight" anime short, which was created by the founders of Gainax, and the space ship in the first opening is similar to the logo of the band "ELO", that composed Twilight.
Split into simpler sentences: The opening animation is a homage to the legendary Daicon IV "Twilight" anime short, which was created by the founders of Gainax. Also, the space ship in the first opening is similar to the logo of the band ELO, who composed Twilight.