The New Human Revolution is a novelised history of the Soka Gakkai. The protagonist is Shin’ichi Yamamoto, third president of the Soka Gakkai (whose character represents SGI President Daisaku Ikeda)

…Buddhism exists for the sake of people who are suffering. Shin’ichi Yamamoto advances towards the seventh memorial (sixth anniversary) of his mentor’s death, waging a battle for justice.

Chapters

Securing the Foundation: For the sake of the Soka Gakkai’s eternal development, he strives to stop
bureaucratism from taking root, accelerating the pace of advancement. He sails upon turbulent waters for the Amami Oshima islands for the sake of kosen-rufu.

Jewelled Sword: Shin’ichi announces the commencement of an “essential phase” of kosen-rufu from the sixth anniversary of Toda’s death. He begins a series of Gosho study sessions for students of Kyoto University, exerting all-out effort to foster youthful successors.

Pure Stream: Ordinary people speak out for justice, engaging in a struggle of words. In light of various problems caused by leaders, Shin’ichi clarifies the nature of devilish functions that obstruct kosen-rufu.

Raging Rapids: President John F. Kennedy’s assassination shocks the whole world. Soka Gakkai members in South Korea overcome a bitter winter, planting seeds of hope that sprout when nourished by the rays of the Buddhism of the sun.