Gal Sone (ギャル曽根, Gyaru Sone, born Natsuko Sone (曽根 菜津子, Sone Natsuko) on December 4, 1985, came from Maizuru, Kyoto) is a female Japanese competitive eater. Her popularity has helped produce a resurgence in Japanese competitive eating or ōgui after the outcry following the death of a Japanese schoolboy imitating an eating stunt in 2002 resulted in a three year hiatus for major Japanese eating contests.