Image forming apparatus and image forming method

An image forming method comprising using an image forming apparatus comprising:

• an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support;
• an image forming unit configured to form an electrostatic image on the electrophotographic photosensitive member;
• a developing unit comprising a toner and configured to supply the toner to the electrostatic image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member for forming a toner image;
• and
• a transferring unit configured to transfer the toner image from the electrophotographic photosensitive member,
• wherein a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a binder resin (A), and
• the toner comprises toner particles each comprising a binder resin (B) and a wax, and
• wherein the binder resin (A) has a structure represented by the general formula (1) and a structure represented by the general formula (2), and
• wherein the wax comprises a monoester compound represented by the following general formula (3):
• wherein, in the general formulae (1) and (2), R11 and R12, and R21 and R24 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R22 and R23 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a phenyl group, or may form a cycloalkylidene group including a carbon atom to which R22 and R23 are bonded;
• R31—COO—R32 (3)
• wherein, in the general formula (3), R31 and R32 each independently represent an alkyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms.