A liquid crystal display device is configured by sealing a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate including a first electrode and a second substrate including a second electrode. Each pixel region includes an alignment controller for dividing liquid crystal alignment within one pixel into multiple sections having different alignment directions. The alignment controller at least includes a region in which an electrode absent portion and a protrusion including a slant surface protruding toward the liquid crystal layer are formed at the same location in an overlapping manner on at least one of the first substrate or the second substrate side. Using both the liquid crystal alignment control effected by an adjustable electric field generated at the electrode absent portion and the alignment control effected by the slant surface of the protrusion, alignment division of the liquid crystal can be reliably performed within a small area.