A toner having high mechanical strength and being capable of exhibiting a
sufficient fixing property in a wide temperature range is provided.
Further, a fixing device and an image forming apparatus in which such a
toner can be suitably used are also provided. The toner is composed of a
material containing a resin as a main component and rutile-anatase type
titanium oxide. The resin is mainly composed of polyester-based resin.
The polyester-based resin includes block polyester mainly composed of a
block copolymer, and amorphous polyester having crystallinity lower than
that of the block polyester. The block polyester has a crystalline block
obtained by the condensation of a diol component with a dicarboxylic acid
component, and an amorphous block having crystallinity lower than that of
the crystalline block. The compounding ratio between the block polyester
and the amorphous polyester is in the range of 5:95 to 45:55 in weight
ratio.