Image forming method, toner, developer, printed matter, toner storage unit, and image forming apparatus

An image forming method includes forming an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image carrier, developing the electrostatic image with toner to form a visible image, transferring the visible image onto a recording medium, and fixing the transferred visible image onto the recording medium. The toner includes toner base particles each including a binder resin, a release agent, and inorganic antibacterial and antiviral agent particles, and satisfies the following conditions (1) to (3). The image forming method satisfies the relationship: 2.0 X ([mu] m) < = Z < = 2.5 X ([mu] m). Conditions (1) the number average particle diameter X of the inorganic antibacterial and antiviral agent particles is 1.5 ([mu] m) < = X < = 2.5 ([mu] m), (2) 3X ([mu] m) < = Y < = 4X ([mu] m), and (3) the amount of the inorganic antibacterial and antiviral agent in the toner is 2.8 mass% or more but 5.0 mass% or less. 图像形成方法，其包括：在静电潜像载体上形成静电潜像，用调色剂使静电图像显影以形成可视图像，将可视图像转印到记录介质上，以及将转印的可视图像定影在记录介质上。所述调色剂包括调色剂基础颗粒并且满足以下条件(1)