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Disclosed are a toner having good dispersibility of a colorant, excellent chargeability and color characteristics, and having good OHP permeability, a production method thereof, a developer, and an image forming method. SOLUTION: At least “consisting of a binder resin containing as a main component a polyester soluble in an organic solvent and a polyester containing an amide bond structure having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 or more and 50,000 or less that is hardly soluble in an organic solvent. A colorant masterbatch obtained by melt-kneading a colorant-dispersing resin and a toner composition solution in which a “release agent” is dissolved or dispersed in an organic solvent is emulsified or dispersed in an aqueous medium in which resin fine particles are dispersed. The toner is composed of base particles formed through the dispersing step. The toner is used as a one-component or two-component developer, and an image is formed by an image forming apparatus using the developer. [Selection] Figure 1 |