In the present invention, an organic EL device is constructed to have a structure capable of suppressing degradation of characteristics. An organic EL device (100) is provided, in which at least two sub-pixels are arranged separately from each other on a plane extending in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction. Each sub-pixel includes a first
electrode (118) and a second
electrode (116) stacked therein, and an
organic compound layer (117) including at least a light-emitting layer is sandwiched between the first
electrode (118) and the second electrode (116), and such a light-emitting layer emits light of a different color from other light-emitting
layers. The side surface of the
organic compound layer is covered with a thin film, and the thin film is different from sub-pixel to sub-pixel. This structure can suppress degradation of the characteristics of the organic EL device.