Miyuki Kitagawa, whose name in Japanese is written as 北川みゆき, is a Japanese manga artist and the original creator behind several anime and manga works, including the OVA series Princess Army. She was born on January 1, 1967, in Tokyo, Japan, and was raised in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kitagawa made her professional debut as a manga creator at the age of seventeen. Her debut work, The Unheard 12 O'Clock Chime, was published in a December 1984 issue of the manga magazine Sho-Comi, which is published by Shogakukan. Notably, she never received any formal professional art training before starting her career as a manga artist.

Throughout her career, Kitagawa has created numerous long-running manga series, many of which have been adapted into other media. One of her earliest serialized works was Ano Ko ni 1000%, which was later adapted into an OVA in 1989. She is the author of the manga Princess Army, which was serialized in Shogakukan publications from 1990 to 1993 and compiled into twelve volumes. This manga served as the source material for the two-episode anime OVA Princess Army: Wedding Combat, produced by the studio J.C.Staff and released in 1992, for which she is credited as the original creator. Another of her major successes is Ami! Nonstop, also known as Silver Stage, a twelve-volume manga focused on the entertainment industry. Her manga Tokyo Juliet, a thirteen-volume series centered on fashion design, was adapted into a live-action television drama in Taiwan. Other significant manga works by Kitagawa include Silver Bouquet, the eighteen-volume series Tsumi ni Nureta Futari (released in English as Criminal Angel or Forbidden Love), and Majo wa Nido Aegu.

Kitagawa is married to the novelist and screenwriter Satoru Akahori, who worked on the screenplay for the Princess Army OVA. Her artistic identity is characterized by a thematic focus on industries that traditionally appeal to a young female audience, particularly the world of show business and fashion design. Over the course of her career, the content of her work shifted from these lighter, aspirational themes to more mature subject matter and adult-oriented romantic drama, as seen in series like Tsumi ni Nureta Futari. Within the manga industry, Kitagawa is recognized as a prolific figure in shoujo manga, with a career spanning several decades from the mid-1980s to the present day. Her works have been widely published and translated, contributing to the popularity of the少女漫画 (shoujo manga) genre for a generation of readers.