Abstract: An optically anisotropic layer formed of a liquid crystal compound, having first and second layers in direct contact with different alignment states, the first layer is formed by fixing an alignment state of the liquid crystal compound in homogeneous alignment, and the second layer in homeotropic alignment, and the optically anisotropic layer satisfies a relationship of Expression (2A) Xmax/Xmin<1.10 when a region within a square having a largest size that can be drawn on a surface of the optically anisotropic layer is subdivided into 64 square-shaped sub-regions having the same area, a thickness d1 of the first layer and a thickness d2 of the second layer at a center position of the sub-region are obtained, X=d1/(d1 +d2) Expression (1) for each sub-region is calculated, and among the calculated 64 X's, are a maximum value Xmax and a minimum value Xmin.

Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic layer formed of a liquid crystal compound, which includes first and second layers in direct contact along a thickness direction, an alignment state of the liquid crystal compound in the first layer is different from the second layer, and the optically anisotropic layer satisfies a relationship of Expression (2A) Xmax/Xmin<1.10 where a region within a square having a largest size that can be drawn on a surface of the optically anisotropic layer is subdivided into 64 square-shaped sub-regions having the same area, a thickness d1 of the first layer and a thickness d2 of the second layer at a center position of the sub-region are obtained, X represented by Expression (1) X=d1/(d1+d2) for each sub-region is calculated, and among the calculated 64 X's, a maximum value is defined as Xmax and a minimum value is defined as Xmin.

Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic layer formed of a liquid crystal compound, which includes first and second layers in direct contact along a thickness direction, an alignment state of the liquid crystal compound in the first layer is different from the second layer, and the optically anisotropic layer satisfies a relationship of Expression (2A) Xmax/Xmin<1.10 where a region within a square having a largest size that can be drawn on a surface of the optically anisotropic layer is subdivided into 64 square-shaped sub-regions having the same area, a thickness d1 of the first layer and a thickness d2 of the second layer at a center position of the sub-region are obtained, X represented by Expression (1) X=d1/(d1+d2) for each sub-region is calculated, and among the calculated 64 X's, a maximum value is defined as Xmax and a minimum value is defined as Xmin.

Abstract: Provided is a water stopping tape having excellent workability. The water stopping tape includes a substrate layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is located on the substrate layer, and a swelling layer that is located on the substrate layer together with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and has at least one kind of deformation assisting structure selected from the group consisting of a groove and a cut.