The invention provides an image forming apparatus that, even when a dynamic friction coefficient of a latent image carrier has a value more than a predetermined value, can prevent a toner in the cleaning device from excessively charging and an air gap from occurring while efficiently recovering a residual toner while efficiently recovering a residual toner, and thereby can effectively prevent the black spots due to the leakage current from the cleaning device from occurring; and an image forming method therewith. There are provided an image forming apparatus that includes a cleaning device provided with a rotation member for cleaning a surface of a latent image carrier with a titanium oxide contained in a toner and an image forming method therewith, wherein a dynamic friction coefficient of the latent image carrier is set to a value in the range of 0.3 to 0.7 and a specific resistance of the titanium oxide is set to a value in the range of 1.times.10.sup.0 to 1.times.10.sup.2 .OMEGA.cm.

 
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