Patent ID: 7700254

Claim:
A toner comprising toner particles comprising at least a binder resin comprising at least a high-molecular weight resin having a weight average molecular weight from 5×10 5 to 3×10 6 with a linear alkyl chain at a terminal end thereof, and a colorant, wherein, when the toner is dissolved in a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent at 25° C. for 24 hours, the amount of a THF-soluble matter having an intrinsic viscosity of 5.0×10 −2 dl/g or less with respect to the total amount of the THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis is 15.0 mass % to 60.0 mass %, and the amount of a THF-soluble matter having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.5×10 −1 dl/g or more with respect to the total amount of the THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis is 22.4 mass % to 37.8 mass % and a molecular weight Mp of a peak top of a main peak of a THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis, when the toner is dissolved in a THF solvent at 25° C. for 24 hours, is 18,700 to 25,400.