Carbon fiber-reinforced molded article

A carbon fiber-reinforced molded article comprising a base material and a composite material dispersed in the base material,

• wherein the composite material comprises a carbon fiber and a structure formed on a surface of the carbon fiber and including a plurality of carbon nanotubes,
• the plurality of carbon nanotubes form a network structure in which the carbon nanotubes are directly connected to one another,
• the plurality of carbon nanotubes are directly attached to the surface of the carbon fiber in a state that no intervening material exists between the plurality of carbon nanotubes and the surface of the carbon fiber by using a portion of the surface thereof as an attaching portion, and also are physically bound to the surface of the carbon fiber via a binding member provided on at least a portion other than the attaching portion that is defined between the carbon nanotubes and the carbon fiber, and
• the plurality of carbon nanotubes intervene between the base material and the carbon fiber, wherein
• a material of the binding member differs from a material of the base material.