Spherical toners having excellent fusibility are disclosed. The toners are
fusible at low temperatures and are excellent in preservability and
therefore charge properties, flowability, and transferability do not
deteriorate. The toners contain a colorant and a nitrogen-containing
polyester resin, in which the concentration of nitrogen at the surface of
toner particles is higher than the concentration of nitrogen of the
entire particles. The ratio of the surface concentration to the overall
concentration is from 1.2 to 10. Additionally, the nitrogen-containing
resin is preferably a polyester resin modified by urea bonds. Also, it is
preferred that the toner particles are substantially spherical having an
average sphericity E of from 0.90 to 0.99.