A manufacturing method of an uneven roller of which a surface coming into contact with a medium, onto which liquid is discharged, is provided with a plurality of protrusions and recesses, the manufacturing method comprising:
- mounting a reference portion on a shaft portion;
- forming a ring portion by repeatedly sliding an uneven ring, which includes a plurality of protrusion portions disposed along a circumferential direction, onto the shaft portion toward the reference portion a plurality of times;
- and
- mounting, onto the shaft portion, a restriction portion restricting movement of the ring portion in a direction away from the reference portion.