A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a vertical alignment layer provided thereon; a second substrate having a horizontal alignment layer provided thereon; a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a concave-convex structure for regulating an alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules and a transparent conductive, layer provided on the concave-convex structure, the concave-convex structure being provided on one of the first substrate and the second substrate with one of the vertical alignment layer and the horizontal alignment layer interposed therebetween. The liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of the horizontal alignment layer are aligned in an axially symmetrical manner when no voltage is provided, and the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer-are aligned substantially vertically relative to the first substrate and the second substrate when a voltage is applied.