>>6352552>>6352553History of Trunks is referred to as a film by the writers several times. It was first released as a straight to VHS home video, afterward, it was shown on TV, retard. Even in Japan, it was released on VHS before being shown on TV.
In that regards, how can something be a TV special when it was released on VHS first? So by your logic, Disney sequel "movies" are actually TV specials because they don't have theatrical releases and are eventually aired on the Disney Channel.