A liquid crystal display device 10 includes a liquid crystal panel 11, a backlight device 12 supplying light to the liquid crystal panel 11, LEDs 13 included in the backlight device 12, a light guide plate 15 that is an optical member and included in the backlight device 12 and disposed opposite the liquid crystal panel 11 and has a light guide plate light exit surface 15a through which light from the LEDs 13 exits toward the liquid crystal panel 11, and a light guide plate side light collecting portion 20 included in the light guide plate 15, which is the optical member, and applying an anisotropic refracting action to at least light rays exiting an edge portion of the light guide plate light exit surface 15a to be directed to a middle section of the liquid crystal panel 11.