Ever rewatched a favorite Star Trek episode and spotted a wild Easter egg? In TNG’s *Yesterday’s Enterprise*, the shrapnel piercing Captain Rachel Garrett’s body isn’t random—it’s the wing of a Macross VF-1 Valkyrie model kit! Turns out TNG writers were anime fans, sneaking nods like *Dirty Pair* in background screens too. These secret homages feel like fun handshakes between creators and fellow nerds. Have you found an anime reference in a non-anime show? Drop your best find below!