Toner and method for producing toner

A method for producing a toner comprising the steps of:

• (i) forming particles containing a polymerizable monomer and a wax in an aqueous medium;
• (ii) polymerizing the polymerizable monomer in the particles to form toner particles;
• (iii) holding a dispersion liquid in which the toner particles are dispersed in a temperature range of Ta+15 (° C.) to Ta+35 (° C.), wherein Ta is a crystallization peak temperature of the wax, and then cooling the dispersion liquid from a temperature in the range of Ta+15 (° C.) to Ta+35 (° C.) to a temperature in a range of Ta−35 (° C.) to Ta−20 (° C.), with a cooling rate of 40.0° C./min to 200.0° C./min;
• (iv) annealing the dispersion liquid obtained in the step (iii) by holding the dispersion liquid in the temperature range of Ta−35 (° C.) to Ta−20 (° C.) for 30 minutes or more;
• (v) removing the toner particles from the dispersion liquid resulting from the step (iv);
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• (vi) externally adding inorganic fine particles to the toner particles in the temperature range of Ta−35 (° C.) to Ta−20 (° C.).