Some extremely sad news to share. Izumi Matsumoto, the creator of Kimagure Orange Road, passed away on October 6th--shared in a blog post today on his official website: comic-on.co.jp/hidiary/hidiar… 
He suffered from Spinal Stenosis, which made it extremely difficult for him to work on art or manga. This is the main reason why even though Kimagure Orange Road was a hugely popular & influential series, he didn't do much afterwords because it was just too much for him.
Madoka Ayukawa, the main love interest of the series, is most commonly credited to popularizing the Tsundere archetype in shonen manga. Matsumoto was very influenced by the shojo manga his sisters lent him as a kid, leading to KOR becoming a romantic comedy with magical elements.
Currently, the KOR manga is only available in English thru Digit×l Manga, but considering how poorly they treated him & their Kickstartr backers, I've never purchased it. To me, it felt like they were exploiting his situation of being in poor health & needing money.
But if you'd like to experience Kimagure Orange Road in some way, the anime is available to stream in full in North America on Crunchyroll. It's a charming 80s series with great music & animation. A bit dated at times of course but still highly enjoyable. crunchyroll.com/kimagure-orang…
ANN has more history with his health in their article, for those curious
https://twitter.com/AnimeNewsNet/status/1315765448869326853?s=19
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