Toner

A toner comprising toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a coloring agent, a release agent (a), and a release agent (b), wherein:

• (1) the release agent (a) is a monofunctional or bifunctional ester wax;
• (2) the release agent (b) is a hydrocarbon wax;
• (3) a solubility of the release agent (a) into the binder resin is higher than a solubility of the release agent (b) into the binder resin;
• (4) when tetrahydrofuran-soluble components of the toner are subjected to measurement by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), a proportion of components having a molecular weight of 500 or less is 2.5 area % or less;
• and
• (5) when tetrahydrofuran-soluble components of the toner at 25° C. are subjected to measurement by size exclusion chromatography-multiangle laser light scattering (SEC-MALLS), a weight-average molecular weight Mw thereof is 5,000 or more and 100,000 or less, and the weight-average molecular weight Mw and an radius of gyration Rw thereof satisfy the following equation 1
• 5.0×10−4≦Rw/Mw≦1.0×10−2 Eq. 1.