Process for Producing Liquid-Crystal Display and Liquid-Crystal Panel Base Material

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device including an approximately frame-shaped sealant sealing a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate and cured under predetermined curing conditions, and a terminal portion formed on the first substrate and connected to an electrode layer for controlling orientation of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer, comprising:

• a sealant supplying step of supplying the sealant in an uncured state to the first substrate or the second substrate so that the supplied sealant has an approximately frame shape;
• a dropping step of dropping a liquid mixture of a liquid crystal material and an additive to a region inside the sealant;
• a bonding step of bonding the first substrate and the second substrate with the sealant and the liquid mixture interposed therebetween to form a bonded substrate;
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• a curing step of subjecting the bonded substrate to the predetermined curing conditions with a voltage being applied to the terminal portion, and thereby curing the sealant and altering the additive to give a pretilt angle to the liquid crystal molecules.