The Splatfest subplot was also fully resolved in the feature film Meggys Destiny. It is preceded by The Rapper Bob Arc and followed by the The YouTube Arc.

Spanning 12 episodes across 3 months, it is the longest story arc that the series has ever made, and the first arc to have two plots with two viewpoints, as well as the first arc to have two major antagonists. This arc is the darkest among all other arcs, as it features the deaths of two major character, those being Desti and Francis. Some episodes of the arc also share some of its plots with a subplot involving Meggy Spletzer training for the Splatfest. The crisis involved two major events: Firstly, Peach s banning of all anime after Bob destroys her castle and, secondly, a wide-scale kidnapping of inklings orchestrated by Francis and the Anime Cartel.