Individually wrapped absorbent article and method for manufacturing individually wrapped absorbent article

A method for manufacturing an individually wrapped absorbent article that includes an absorbent article and a wrapping sheet configured to wrap the absorbent article, the method comprising:

• disposing the absorbent article on an inner surface of the wrapping sheet;
• folding the wrapping sheet toward the inner surface of the wrapping sheet so as to cause a first region including one end in a first direction of the wrapping sheet and a second region including an opposite end in the first direction to overlap with each other;
• and
• pressing each edge portion in a second direction of the wrapping sheet between a pair of rolls so as to form a seal portion, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and the rolls facing each other,
• wherein the seal portion includes a plurality of compressed recesses and compressed projections formed between the compressed recesses,
• wherein the method further includes forming a thin zone, in which the number of overlapping portions of the wrapping sheet is relatively small, and a thick zone, in which the number of overlapping portions of the wrapping sheet is relatively large, the overlapping portions being overlapped by folding the wrapping sheet, and
• wherein the seal portion has lower seal strength in the thick zone than in the thin zone.