Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Special Edition
English title: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special Edition
Japanese title: 機動戦士ガンダムSEED スペシャルエディション
Alternative titles: Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Special Edition, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Movie, Kokuu no Senjou, The Empty Battlefield, Harukanaru Akatsuki, The Far-Away Dawn, Meidou no Sora, The Rumbling Universe
Type: TV Special
Source: Original
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Aug 27, 2004 to Oct 22, 2004
Duration: 1 hr 35 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Asatsu DK, Atelier Musa
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
Themes: Mecha, Military, Space

Three TV Specials complied from Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED series.

1. The Empty Battlefield (Kokuu no Senjou)
2. The Far-Away Dawn (Harukanaru Akatsuki)
3. The Rumbling Sky (Meidou no Sora)

Much like the Kidou Senshi Gundam theatrical movies, the Gundam Seed: Special Edition movies are intended to be an override of the story from the TV series.

These episodes are in fact a complete recap of all 50 episodes of the TV series and were first shown on television in Japan. The special edition episodes feature some new scenes and tweaks to previously animated scenes. The first special, The Empty Battlefield, which compiled episodes 1–21 of the series, was aired in two parts on Japanese TV in March 2004, followed by the next special, The Far-Away Dawn, which was episodes 22–40, in July 2004. The final special, The Rumbling Sky, which was episodes 41–50. While the story is overall unchanged, there are a few minor changes. In addition, several scenes are re-animated and re-dubbed.

(Source: Wikipedia)