| abstract |
A toner including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant, wherein particles of the wax having a particle diameter of less than 1.00 μm are included in the toner in an amount of not less than 35% by number and less than 55% by number, and wherein the wax has a particle diameter distribution property such that when particle diameters of particles of the wax are classified into ranges having a width of 0.05 μm, the wax has a particle diameter mode value that is not less than 0.75 μm and less than 1.00 μm; and a fixing method and an image forming method using the above toner. |