Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method

An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:

• a holding roller configured to hold a recording medium on a surface thereof and rotate;
• a conveying device configured to convey the recording medium along a conveying path including an outer circumferential portion of the holding roller;
• a holding device configured to press the recording medium against and hold the recording medium on a surface of the holding roller;
• an image forming device configured to eject ink to the recording medium held on the surface of the holding roller and form an image on the recording medium;
• a reversing device configured to reverse front and rear surfaces of the recording medium;
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• a controller configured to perform control to press the recording medium against the holding roller with first pressing force if the image forming device forms an image on a first surface of the recording medium and press the recording medium against the holding roller with second pressing force smaller than the first pressing force if, after the reversing device reverses the recording medium after the image is formed on the first surface of the recording medium, the image forming device forms an image on a second surface of the recording medium.