Method of preparing toner and toner prepared thereby

A method of preparing toner having a parent particle, comprising:

• dissolving or dispersing toner constituents comprising at least one of a binder resin and a binder resin precursor, a colorant and a release agent in an organic solvent to prepare a first liquid;
• emulsifying or dispersing the first liquid in an aqueous medium to prepare a second liquid having a viscosity of from 50 to 800 mPa·sec when measured by Brookfield viscometer at 60 rpm and a temperature of 25° C.;
• and
• in at least two stages pouring the second liquid almost vertically downward along a wall surface of a pipe in which the air pressure is not greater than 70 kPa as a liquid film while keeping a temperature of the second liquid not higher than a glass transition temperature of the parent particle through the wall surface of the pipe to volatilize the organic solvent,
• wherein a solid content (b) of a slurry after the organic solvent is volatilized is from 15 to 50%, and a ratio [(b)/(a)] of the solid content (b) to a solid content (a) of a slurry before the organic solvent is volatilized is from 1.05 to 2.00.