A method of manufacturing a flat aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprising a separator impregnated with an electrolytic solution, an anode foil and a cathode foil, a flat capacitor element that has external lead-out terminals connected respectively to said anode foil and cathode foil, and a flexible casing that houses the capacitor element and is hermetically sealed, said method comprises the steps of encasing the capacitor element in a predetermined casing and applying aging treatment under sealed condition, purging a gas that has been generated within, and hermetically sealing the flexible casing.