I’m not that hard on Manaki because I specifically think there are extra social and cultural factors that stop him from cutting a wife off cold turkey. Anyone who isn’t emotionally dead inside would be at least a little swayed if the person under their care faces deportation with no money or roof over their head directly because of them. Still don’t believe he’s a pedo predator, just a reluctant retard.
I feel pretty much the same. I think if you have the experience of marrying someone from another country it's easier to understand why he might be reluctant to divorce Venus completely aside from the many cultural factors.
It's a huge responsibility to sponsor (or have your family sponsor) a spouse who has moved to your country, especially when that person has zero ties to that country except for you. It's a long term commitment, and depending on the country citizenship can be an exceedingly difficult process. Your spouse might never actually qualify, and the next best thing is usually permanent residency. I'm not sure if Venus even has that, because I only know the immigration process for a spouse for my own country. I think I remember a pretty long debate on the subject with the general consensus being probably not.
Knowing that if the marriage fails your spouse is shit out of luck and will be deported is a pretty shitty feeling for most people. Even if it's entirely the fault of your spouse that the marriage fails, you might still feel an obligation to help them, especially if they're completely fucked in the head. Without Manaki she'd have nobody in her life (who gave a shit) and he knows it. I get why he'd feel tied down to her. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. It's certainly not a great thing for either of them for her to actually be in Japan, but alone and adrift in Switzerland is a scant step up, especially if she doesn't seek help and gets back in physical proximity of her mother.
There aren't enough eyeroll emojis in the world to express how I feel about Venus' revelation that deep down, all the time, she just wanted to... be a normal person who uses wikipedia, reddit, and plays a few casual games. Sorry, I mean total nerd. Basically she's putting her drinking on the shoulders of her fans by saying 'only gaming with friends can save me!'. That is some Margo level shit. Not surprising, but gross nonetheless.