Toner, method for manufacturing the toner, toner accommodating unit, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

A toner, comprising:

• toner base particles each comprising:
• a binder resin;
• a colorant;
• and
• a wax;
• resin particles adhered to surfaces of the toner base particles;
• and
• an external additive adhered to the surfaces of the toner base particles,
• wherein the toner has a storage elastic modulus G′ of 4.0×10 or less at 70° C.,
• wherein an embedment degree of the external additive is from 15% to 40%, the embedment degree measured by stirring 10 g of the toner and 20 g of a carrier in a 50-mL vial at 67 Hz for 60 minutes using a rocking mill,
• wherein a content of crystalline polyester resin in the toner is from 2% to 14% by weight, based on a total weight of the toner,
• wherein the resin particles each comprise a core resin and a shell resin covering at least part of the core resin,
• wherein the shell resin has a glass transition temperature of from 0° C. to 150° C., and
• wherein the core resin has a glass transition temperature of from −30° C. to 100° C.