Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner including toner base particles containing a binder resin an a mold release agent, wherein a molecular weight corresponding to a main peak top of a molecular weight distribution curve of constituent components of the electrostatic charge image developing toner obtained by gel permeation chromatography is 15,000 or more; and in comparison of an area ratio of each peak in the molecular weight distribution curve, the binder resin contains an amorphous material of a low molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight of 300 or more and less than 1000 in the area ratio of 10 to 20% with respect to the total amount of the binder resin.

A toner processing apparatus for processing an object comprising a toner particle and an external additive, the toner processing apparatus comprising: a processing chamber in which the object is accommodated; a drive shaft rotatably provided at a bottom of the processing chamber; and a rotating member pivotally supported on the drive shaft; wherein the rotating member comprises a rotating member body; and a protruding portion protruding from an outer peripheral portion of the rotating member body, outward in a radial direction; the rotating member comprises a processing member processing the object by colliding at the protruding portion; the processing member constitutes a part or an entirety of the protruding portion; the rotating member body and the processing member can be separated; the rotating member body comprises a projecting parts protruding in a direction in which the rotating member rotates; and the processing member fits with the projecting parts.

An image forming method includes supplying powder having metallic luster on a resin image arranged on a recording medium, wherein a color value of the resin image and a color value of the powder on the recording medium satisfy the following Equation (1):
{(L*.sub.p−L*.sub.i−40).sup.2+(a*.sub.p−a*.sub.i).sup.2+(b*.sub.p−b*.sub.i).sup.2}.sup.1/2≤20  (1)
wherein
L*.sub.p, a*.sub.p, and b*.sub.p represent color values of the powder, and
L*.sub.i, a*.sub.i, and b*.sub.i represent color values of the resin image on the recording medium.

An image forming method includes supplying powder having metallic luster on a resin image arranged on a recording medium, wherein a color value of the resin image and a color value of the powder on the recording medium satisfy the following Equation (1):

{(L*.sub.p−L*.sub.i−40).sup.2+(a*.sub.p−a*.sub.i).sup.2+(b*.sub.p−b*.sub.i).sup.2}.sup.1/2≤20  (1)

wherein L*.sub.p, a*.sub.p, and b*.sub.p represent color values of the powder, and
L*.sub.i, a*.sub.i, and b*.sub.i represent color values of the resin image on the recording medium.

According to one embodiment, a toner contains a toner mother particle and an external additive. The toner mother particle contains a crystalline polyester resin and a specific ester wax. The external additive contains silica A having a D.sub.50 of 10 nm to 14 nm and monodispersed silica B having a D.sub.50 of 90 nm to 150 nm. The following conditions are satisfied. Content of silica A: 0.1 parts by mass to 0.8 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the toner mother particle. Content of silica B: 0.3 parts by mass to 1.2 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the toner mother particle. Ratio (content of silica B/content of silica A): 1.0 to 5.0. Residual ratio X of silica A: 70% or more. Residual ratio Y of silica B: 30% or more. Ratio (residual ratio X/residual ratio Y): 1.0 to 3.0.

Provided is a magenta toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin, a wax and a colorant, wherein the colorant contains a specific amount of a compound (1), the colorant also contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a naphthol compound, a quinacridone compound and a lake compound thereof in addition to the compound (1), and the binder resin contains a specific amount of a polyester resin.

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An apparatus and method of manufacturing a white dry ink pulverized toner including a resin and 15%-45% TiO2 pigment having a mean size of 100-350 nm melt mixed with the resin in a twin screw extruder resulting in an extruded mix. The extruded mix is pulverized in a fluid bed jet mill. Fines of the pulverized extruded mix less than 5 microns may be removed from the pulverized extruded mix by classification leaving pulverized particles having a mean size of 6-12 microns. The pulverized particles are blended in a mixer with surface additives including silica and ZnSt, and the white dry ink pulverized toner has a developer charge between 5 and 50 μC/gram and a Lightness (L*) of at least 75 at a toner mass per unit area (TMA) of at most 1.2 mg/cm.sup.2.

An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes: toner particles; first silica particles having an average circularity of 0.9 to 1.0, a particle size distribution index of 1.05 to 1.25, and a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95%; and second silica particles having an average circularity of 0.9 to 1.0, a particle size distribution index of 1.05 to 1.25, and a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95%, wherein, when an average primary particle diameter of the first silica particles is set as Da (nm) and an average primary particle diameter of the second silica particles is set as Db (nm), relationships of the following Expressions (A1) to (A3) are satisfied: Expression (A1): 80≦Da≦120, Expression (A2): 120≦Db≦200, and Expression (A3): 10≦Db−Da≦120.

An electrostatic charge lavage developing toner includes kneaded and pulverized toner particles that contain a binder resin and a release agent, the release agent being partially exposed, and an external additive that contains silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of from 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of from 0.20 to 0.40.

A high opacity white ink containing a mica-based mineral with titania is provided. A method of manufacturing the high opacity white ink is also provided.