[Evil God-chan Dropkick] Medusa and Evil God-chan have a codependent relationship! In-depth explanation

Codependency is somewhat ill-defined and is a concept that originally originated from a nursing perspective.
It is a relationship in which the partner of an alcoholic is unable to make the patient take an active role in the treatment of alcohol dependence and is unable to stop the consumption of alcohol and becomes an indirect factor in the consumption of alcohol by supporting the patient financially, even if the patient is not aware of it.

It goes without saying that the daily overdose of alcohol is harmful to the body and brain.
Therefore, essentially, the only way to save the patient from destruction is to get the alcoholic to abstain from alcohol altogether, even if he or she resents it temporarily.
But they don’t do so because they don’t want the subject to hate them, because they don’t want to be disliked, because they are happy to support and care for them, and because they take pleasure in dominating and controlling the subject by satisfying his or her desires, which is nothing more than dependence on the patient……..

Later, the number of intellectuals who think that codependency is found not only in alcohol dependence but also in some of the relationships such as “domestic violence husband and wife,” “gambling addict and his relatives,” and “withdrawn children and their parents” has increased, and codependency has come to be used in a broad sense.
In recent years, the term co-dependence has been used to describe “excessive dependence in the relationship of the whole group,” “persistence in maintaining the status quo,” and “excessive pampering or acceptance of the subject regardless of the presence or absence of problematic behaviors,” which is a category of misuse rather than a broad interpretation of the term.
In particular, the word “codependency” is often used in anime and light novels as a misnomer or a misinterpretation of the word “codependency”. This is due to metaphorical tsukkomi, and the works that really deal with co-dependence are limited.

So how is the relationship between Medusa and Evil God is not used in the story, but it is a model of codependency as mentioned above.

Evil God-chan has an awareness of Medusa as a money grabber, and it is not uncommon for her to call her an ATM.
She also uses the money she borrows from Medusa to play pachinko (Japanese pinball) and pay bills.
Although she is rarely described as addicted to gambling or gaming, borrowing money from other people to play pachinko is usually considered a dependency.

Medusa never gets angry at the evil god-chan, but keeps on lending him money, saying “I’m the one that he needs”.
Medusa is portrayed as an enabler, a person close to the addict who encourages his or her behavioral problems by providing financial support.
And the relationship between the addict and the enabler is generally referred to as codependency.

Medusa and Evil God-chan’s dependence on each other is considerable, and Evil God-chan is greatly disturbed by the mere suggestion that Medusa has a close friend.
This could be described as jealousy or the fear of being abandoned.
Medusa also knows that Evil God-chan has problematic behavior and knows that she is being called an ATM, but she doesn’t want any change in the relationship.

However, those are only problems when they are between humans.
Evil God-chan’s behavior is not considered problematic by demon standards, as it is rather “demonic behavior”.
So it’s natural for demons to do bad things.

Therefore, it can be said that Medusa is also not a problem from a demonic point of view, but rather she is acting in a demonic way.
They have a typical co-dependent relationship in the human world, but as demons, they may fall into the category of mutual aid and interdependence.
What is a healthy relationship in the demon world becomes an unhealthy one when viewed in the context of the human world.

Although the relationship between the two is portrayed as a gag from start to finish, it can be a profound expression of the moral difference between different cultures.

Summary

Codependency has been featured more and more in manga and anime in recent years, but perhaps the most obvious and most core of all is the relationship between the evil god and Medusa.
In real life, the situation would be so bad that there’s no way to beat it, and you’d often see disastrous consequences, but if you’re a demon with a lifespan of several thousand years, you’re in good hands, especially if you’re a demon!
I guess you could say that this is a relationship that makes use of the setting of the film very well, if anything.

However, I don’t need to think about those nitty-gritty details, Medusa is a very appealing character.
I’m sure there will be a lot of great scenes and cute scenes in the second season, so let’s just wait for the show to air while chewing on the happiness of seeing her in action!