Michiyo Kikuta is a Japanese manga artist and original creator, best known for the shōjo manga series Save Me! Lollipop, which was later adapted into an anime television series. Kikuta was born on February 10 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, and has blood type B. She made her professional debut in 2001 with the one-shot Gin'iro moyo, published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine, a publication that would become the primary home for much of her subsequent work.

Kikuta's most prominent work is Mamotte! Lollipop, which she created as both writer and illustrator. The manga was serialized in Nakayoshi from 2002 to 2005 and compiled into seven tankōbon volumes. The story follows a junior high school girl named Nina Yamada who accidentally swallows a magical crystal that is the target of a sorcerer's examination, making her the person to be protected by two young wizards, Zero and Ichii. In 2006, the manga was adapted into a 13-episode anime television series produced by Marvelous Entertainment and Sunshine Corporation, directed by Noriyoshi Nakamura. Kikuta is credited as the original author for this anime adaptation. A sequel manga, Modotte! Mamotte Lollipop, was serialized from 2006 to 2008.

Beyond this flagship series, Kikuta has created several other manga works, almost exclusively for the shōjo demographic. Her other notable titles include Medical Magical, a one-shot from 2002; Shoujo Tenshi Milcute, a two-volume magical girl series from 2005 to 2006; Youkai Nabi Luna, a seven-volume series from 2008 to 2010 based on a novel by Miyoko Ikeda; and Reiya x Reiya, published in 2011. Her more recent works include the manga adaptation of the Pretty Rhythm and PriPara multimedia franchises in the early 2010s, as well as Whatcha Primaji! in 2021. She also contributed a four-panel gag manga spin-off of the popular Shugo Chara! series titled Shugo Chara-chan! in 2008.

Kikuta's artistic identity is closely tied to the shōjo and magical girl genres, with her work characterized by clean, expressive, and kawaii artwork featuring large eyes and simple, charming figures. Her stories frequently blend fantasy elements, such as magic and sorcery, with romantic comedy and school life settings. This recurring focus on majokko, or magical girl, themes, combined with sweet romance narratives, forms the consistent core of her creative output. Her professional career has been largely associated with Kodansha's Nakayoshi, and she was previously an assistant to manga artist Mia Ikumi, the creator of Tokyo Mew Mew.