Patent ID: 7300735

Claim:
An electrophotographic toner comprising□ a resin; a colorant; and a releasing agent, wherein: the releasing agent has a solidifying point of from 79° C. to 109° C., the releasing agent has one peak in an endothermic curve measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, a difference between a temperature to give a maximum endothermic peak of the releasing agent and an end-set temperature of the releasing agent is within 10° C., a melt viscosity of the releasing agent at 110° C. is in a range of from 4 mPa·s to 9 mPa·s, the releasing agent in one particle of the toner forms 3 or more domains, the domains include domains having a ratio of a major axis to a minor axis in a range of from 5 to 15 which occupy equal to or more than 90% by number based on the total number of domains, the domains include domains having a major axis of 1.5 μm or more which occupy equal to or more than 40% by number based on the total number of domains, and the domains include domains having 1.0 μm or more which occupy equal to or more than 80% by number based on the total number of domains.