The object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic toner hardly causing toner scattering and capable of achieving an adequate decorativeness, a manufacturing method thereof, a toner cartridge and an image forming apparatus. In accordance with an embodiment, the electrophotographic toner is a toner in which coloring agent particles are coated by resin. The volume mean diameter of the coloring agent particles is above 6 μm. The ratio (S/V) of the BET specific surface area S (m̂2/g) of the electrophotographic toner to the volume mean diameter V (μm) of the electrophotographic toner is above 0.015.