A method of manufacturing a display device including a thin substrate disposed with a rear electrode that is capable of preventing defects caused by static electricity, the method comprising adhering a first auxiliary substrate on an outer surface of a first substrate; forming a rear electrode on an outer surface of a second substrate, the second substrate being disposed opposed to the first substrate; adhering a second auxiliary substrate on the rear electrode; disposing a liquid crystal layer between an inner surface of the first substrate and an inner surface of the second substrate and adhering the first substrate and the second substrate together; and removing the first auxiliary substrate and the second auxiliary substrate from the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively.