A liquid crystal panel quick in response and wide in field of vision, adapted to transfer a liquid crystal called an OCB type to bend orientation in a short time, wherein a period of time is provided in which a potential difference higher than that at the time of a normal image display is continuously applied between the gate line of the liquid crystal panel and the counter electrode or between a pixel electrode and the counter electrode. Further, ingenious ideas have been put into the period of time for the continuous application of a potential difference and into the construction of pixels.