TONER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE

Provided is a toner including a binder resin, a release agent, and a charge-controlling agent, wherein the toner includes toner particles having particle diameters of 3 micrometers or smaller, among the toner particles having particle diameters of 3 micrometers or smaller, a proportion of the toner particles having an average circularity of 0.70 or greater but 0.85 or less in all of the toner particles is 10% by number or greater but less than 20% by number and a proportion of the toner particles having an average circularity of less than 0.70 in all of the toner particles is 10% by number orless. 提供一种调色剂，其包括粘合树脂、脱模剂和电荷控制剂，其中调色剂包括具有3微米或更小的粒径的调色剂粒子，在具有3微米或更小的粒径的调色剂粒子中，具有0.70或更大但是0.85或更小的平均圆度的调色剂粒子在所有调色剂粒子中的比例为10数量％或更大但是小于20数量％并且具有小于0.70的平均圆度的调色剂粒子在所有调色剂粒子中的比例为10数量％或更小。