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.